Reach Academy Preschool
Reach Academy 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 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #67 of 142 centers in Oakland and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited by operating out of ratio which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. There should be a ratio of 1 staff to 8 children for Title 5 facilities. Another staff did arrive during the visit and the facility came back into compliance.
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 is not met as evidence by: 1 By 11/03/2023 make the sink inoperable. POC was cleared during visit. The entire classroom P1 is made off-limit to the children in care. Children in care only use classroom P2. Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as outlet Bubbler- Room P1 Sink 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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About this center
Common questions
Does Reach Academy Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Reach Academy Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Reach Academy Preschool compare with other daycares in Oakland?
It is tied for #67 of 142 centers in Oakland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Reach Academy Preschool last inspected?
Sep 25, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Reach Academy Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Reach Academy 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 Reach Academy Preschool?
The licensee is Oakland Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Marsha Morrison.
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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 010215826 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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