Oakland Head Start - Brookfield
Oakland Head Start - Brookfield is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #111 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the Facility did not comply with the section cited above because Facility failed to maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level for water lead testing which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
INTERVIEWS WHICH REVEALED THAT A STAFF MEMBER HANDLED A CHILD IN A ROUGH MANNER WHEN THE STAFF MEMBER 1 Licensee will conduct an all staff training on children's personal rights and how to deal with children with challenging behaviors. Licensee will submit a summary of the trainings conducted and a sign in sheet of all attendees by PUSHED A CHILD TO MOVE THE CHILD TO A DIFFERENT AREA, BECAUSE THE CHILD THREW SAND OVER A FENCE.
LPA OBSERVATION. UPON ARRIVAL INTO THE CENTER, LPA OBSERVED 1 STAFF MEMBER NAPPING DURING THE CHILDREN'S NAPTIME.
Complaint investigations
PERSONAL RIGHTS- Teacher handles child in a rough manner.
About this center
Common questions
Does Oakland Head Start - Brookfield take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Oakland Head Start - Brookfield had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 30, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Oakland Head Start - Brookfield?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Oakland Head Start - Brookfield compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #111 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Oakland Head Start - Brookfield last inspected?
Sep 17, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Oakland Head Start - Brookfield cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Oakland Head Start - Brookfield 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 - Brookfield?
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 010216109 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.