Oakland Head Start - Arroyo Viejo Park
Oakland Head Start - Arroyo Viejo Park is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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interview and record review. Child had Kleenex in his mouth as he was laying down at nap. This poses a potential health 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.
Complaint investigations
Kleenex was placed in day-care child's mouth and ears.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Oakland Head Start - Arroyo Viejo Park take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Oakland Head Start - Arroyo Viejo Park had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Oakland Head Start - Arroyo Viejo Park?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Oakland Head Start - Arroyo Viejo Park last inspected?
Apr 16, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Oakland Head Start - Arroyo Viejo Park cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Oakland Head Start - Arroyo Viejo Park 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 - Arroyo Viejo Park?
The licensee is City Of Oakland, and the administrator listed with the state is Vivian Oruruo.
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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 010215003 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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