OUSD - Martin Luther King Jr Preschool
OUSD - Martin Luther King Jr Preschool is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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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 08/07/2023 the facility will make the sink with a lead exceedance inoperable by placing a bag over it and by placing a "Do Not Use" sign next to the sink. Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as outlet i 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 LPA will follow up with the facility at a later time to see if the sink will be permanently removed or repaired.
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Does OUSD - Martin Luther King Jr Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has OUSD - Martin Luther King Jr Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
When was OUSD - Martin Luther King Jr Preschool last inspected?
Aug 3, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does OUSD - Martin Luther King Jr Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask OUSD - Martin Luther King Jr Preschool 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 - Martin Luther King Jr Preschool?
The licensee is Oakland Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Slocum Am/Slocum Pm.
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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 013415181 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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