Oakland Head Start - Tassafaronga
Oakland Head Start - Tassafaronga is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 25 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on Observations and interviews, it has been determined there have been mulitple occurences of a child at the facility hitting other children which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Complaint investigations
About this center
Common questions
Does Oakland Head Start - Tassafaronga take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Oakland Head Start - Tassafaronga 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 - Tassafaronga?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Oakland Head Start - Tassafaronga last inspected?
Nov 28, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Oakland Head Start - Tassafaronga cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Oakland Head Start - Tassafaronga 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 - Tassafaronga?
The licensee is City Of Oakland, and the administrator listed with the state is Lisa Ross.
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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 010216108 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.