Oakland Head Start - Manzanita
Oakland Head Start - Manzanita is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 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 #71 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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A child exited the classroom and walked down the hallway to the gated playground without supervision which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
101238.2Outdoor Activity Space(g)The playground shall be enclosed by a fence to protect children and to keep them in the outdoor activity area. The fence shall be at least four feet high. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 The facility immediately installed an additional fence to prevent children from accessing the part of the fence that has an opening. LPA observed that the playground is properly fenced. Cleared by visit. Based on observation and interviews the licensee did not comply with the above regulation, by ensuring the facility is properly fence and does not allow for children to leave the approved outdoor activity area, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8
LICENSEE WILL HAVE THE STAFF MEMBER TAKE A TRAINING ON HOW TO DEAL WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS OF A CHILD AND PERSONAL FRUSTRATIONS AND SUBMIT A SUMMARY OF WHAT WAS LEARNED TO COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING BY 1/23/24 A SELF REPORTED UNUSUAL INCIDENT REPORT AND INTERVIEW WHICH REVEALED A STAFF MEMBER FIRMLY HELD A CHILD'S HANDS AND VERBALLY SCOLDED THE CHILD
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About this center
Common questions
Does Oakland Head Start - Manzanita take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Oakland Head Start - Manzanita had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Oakland Head Start - Manzanita?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Oakland Head Start - Manzanita compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #71 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Oakland Head Start - Manzanita last inspected?
Feb 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Oakland Head Start - Manzanita cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Oakland Head Start - Manzanita 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 - Manzanita?
The licensee is City Of Oakland, and the administrator listed with the state is Terry Chen.
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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 010215033 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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