Ousd - Jefferson
Ousd - Jefferson is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1982. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 4). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #118 of 142 centers in Oakland and better than 12% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when staff failed to adequately supervise C1 when C1 behave inappropriately around other children which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring sink 2 in room 2 and a sink identified as the kitchen food prep sink did not exceed the acceptable amount of lead allowed in a child care facility, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
report review and interviews: A child wandered away from the facility without staff intervention. Outside the facility he was not under the care or supervision of day care staff. This poses an immediate risk to the Personal Rights of children in care. 8 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.
staff interview and LPA observation: there are areas at the facility that are not safe where children can exit facility fences and exit into the yard. This poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care. 8 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.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not provide adequate supervision to day care child resulting in day care child leaving facility.
About this center
Common questions
Does Ousd - Jefferson take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ousd - Jefferson had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 14, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Ousd - Jefferson?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Ousd - Jefferson compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #118 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 12% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Ousd - Jefferson last inspected?
Mar 27, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ousd - Jefferson cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ousd - Jefferson 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 - Jefferson?
The licensee is Oakland Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Anastasia Griffin.
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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 010206151 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.