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Lakeview Preschool

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Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

515 Glenview Ave, Oakland, CA 94610

Visit website ↗(510) 444-1725Directions ↗Licensed for 24
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Licensing & safety record

✓ Clean licensing record

No citations or complaint visits on file with state licensing as of 2025-09-29. Last licensing visit: 9/18/2024 (2 total).

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-09-29). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Lakeview Preschool, part of Hearts Leap since 2015, has served families in Oakland since 1971 and offers a mixed-age program with 24 children daily and 4 teachers plus an onsite director. The program emphasizes community bonds, individual attention, and peer learning in a supportive environment.

Philosophy
Mixed-age learning that reflects real-world settings, providing children with different developmental roles, provider continuity, enhanced social learning, and sibling-like relationships. The program focuses on each child as a unique individual with opportunities to develop leadership skills, self-esteem, and cooperative play skills while minimizing competitive pressures.
Ages served
Mixed-age
Outdoor
Nestled in the hills behind Lake Merritt with outdoor spaces available
Meals
School-provided lunch and 2 nutritional snacks daily included in tuition; children participate in setting the table, serving food, and cleaning up.

Highlights

  • ✓Mixed-age program with only 24 children daily
  • ✓Meals included in tuition with children participating in meal preparation and cleanup
  • ✓Provider continuity with children staying with same teachers throughout their time at school
  • ✓Located near Crocker Highlands, Redwood Day and other Oakland schools

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Summarized by AI from the preschool's own website (Jun 24, 2026). Not written or verified by PreschoolWise — confirm details directly with the program.

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