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Thurgood Marshall Child Development Center

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

1117 - 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94607

Visit website ↗(510) 836-0543Directions ↗Licensed for 20
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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: 6/12/2023 (1 total).

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

About this preschool

Thurgood Marshall Child Development Center provides care for children ages 3 months through kindergarten in Washington, D.C., near Union Station. The center uses a Creative Curriculum play-oriented approach with highly trained teachers and offers enrichment programs in Spanish, music, and gymnastics.

Philosophy
A child-initiated, play-oriented approach that fosters a dynamic environment to satisfy young children's natural sense of wonder, sociability, and eagerness to explore and problem solve through active involvement with people, materials, and ideas.
Ages served
3 months until kindergarten
Outdoor
Large private outdoor playground, neighborhood walks, and optional field trips to exciting destinations

Programs

  • •Infant Care Program
  • •Toddler Program
  • •Pre-School Program
  • •Spanish enrichment
  • •Music enrichment
  • •Gymnastics enrichment

Highlights

  • ✓Open door policy; parents welcome to visit anytime
  • ✓Highly trained and academically credentialed teachers
  • ✓NAEYC accredited
  • ✓Creative Curriculum approach

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