Ousd - Highland
Ousd - Highland is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 96 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1982. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (1 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #126 of 142 centers in Oakland and better than 8% of licensed centers statewide.
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Licensee did not comply with the section cited above when facility failed to give parents LIC 9224 to sign which poses potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 was left on the play yard unsupervised twice for about 1-10 minutes which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when facility failed to report C1 being unsupervised which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not ensuring at least one staff present when children are at the center has a valid CPR/First Aid certification, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 2 staff indicated they have valid CPR/First Aid certification, but was not able to show proof.
Licensee shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. 1 By 06/23/2023 the facility will submit a written plan that indicates when outlet A will be repaired or permanently removed. Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as outlet C exceeded the acceptable amount of lead allowed in a child care center, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to persons in care. 8
About this center
Common questions
Does Ousd - Highland take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ousd - Highland had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 20, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Ousd - Highland compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #126 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 8% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Ousd - Highland last inspected?
Mar 7, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Ousd - Highland cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ousd - Highland 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 Ousd - Highland?
The licensee is Oakland Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Alfreda Turner.
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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 010206130 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.