Oakland Head Start - West Grand Center · Infant Center, Oakland
Oakland Head Start - West Grand Center is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, none of them Type A, most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 5). 2 citations 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.
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Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when staff left C1 unsupervised for 3 minutes which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care. 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.
Based on observations and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when toddler children comingled with preschool children which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Based on observation, the Facility did not comply with the section cited above because staff presented LPA Mario Caro with a sleep sac restricting leg movement and stated the facility has been using sleep sacs for years which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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, AND RECORD REVIEWS WHICH REVEALED A STAFF MEMBER WHEN TRYING TO PICK CHILDREN UP, PICKS THEM UP BY THE ARM, WHICH MAY CAUSE HARM TO A CHILD. 1 LICENSEE WILL ENSURE THAT STAFF CHILDREN PICK CHILDREN UP IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER. LICENSEE WILL CONDUCT A TRAINING ON PERSONAL RIGHTS AND HOW TO PROPERLY PICK UP AND HANDLE CHILDREN IN CARE. LICENSEE WILL SUBMIT TO COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING A SUMMARY OF THE TRAINING AND A LIST OF ALL WHO ATTENDED BY 2/9/2024
Complaint investigations
PERSONAL RIGHTS-Staff handles day care children in a rough manner.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Oakland Head Start - West Grand Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Oakland Head Start - West Grand Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Oakland Head Start - West Grand Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Oakland Head Start - West Grand Center 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 - West Grand Center last inspected?
Aug 27, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Oakland Head Start - West Grand Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Oakland Head Start - West Grand Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Oakland, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Oakland Head Start - West Grand Center?
The licensee is City Of Oakland Head Start, and the administrator listed with the state is Grace Lyon.
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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 013422444 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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