Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue Center
Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue Center is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #92 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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report review and interviews conducted. Child was left alone on the playground without supervision. This poses an immediate risk to the Health and Safety of children in care. 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
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Common questions
Does Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 9, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue Center compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #92 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue Center last inspected?
Jun 11, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Oakland, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Oakland Head Start - 85th Avenue Center?
The licensee is City Of Oakland, and the administrator listed with the state is Arnetta Cooper.
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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 013415387 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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