OUSD - Sankofa United Preschool
OUSD - Sankofa United Preschool is a licensed child care center in Oakland, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #48 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Licensee shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5.5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 The Lead Teacher placed a bag over the drinking fountain and secured it with tape during the visit. By 01/02/24 the facility will submit documentation that shows if the fountain was permanently removed or repaired and retested. Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as Outlet 110923-4(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
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Does OUSD - Sankofa United Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has OUSD - Sankofa United Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does OUSD - Sankofa United Preschool compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #48 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was OUSD - Sankofa United Preschool last inspected?
Aug 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does OUSD - Sankofa United Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask OUSD - Sankofa United 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 - Sankofa United Preschool?
The licensee is Oakland Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Lynne Rodezno.
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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 013420600 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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