Oakland Head Start - Lion Creek Crossings
Oakland Head Start - Lion Creek Crossings is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. 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.
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Based on record review it was determined that outlet "L" in Classroom 2 had a lead exceedance measured at 9.7 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Oakland Head Start - Lion Creek Crossings take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Oakland Head Start - Lion Creek Crossings had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
When was Oakland Head Start - Lion Creek Crossings last inspected?
Dec 18, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Oakland Head Start - Lion Creek Crossings cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Oakland Head Start - Lion Creek Crossings 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 - Lion Creek Crossings?
The licensee is City Of Oakland, and the administrator listed with the state is Darlene Bacon.
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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 013418963 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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