Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue
Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Common questions
Does Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
When was Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue last inspected?
Jun 11, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Oakland, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue?
The licensee is City Of Oakland Head Start, and the administrator listed with the state is Lisa Ross.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 013423127 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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