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CASTLES PRESCHOOL (INFANT)

55 JAN CT., Chico, CA 95928

Facility:
045405611
Type:
INFANT CENTER
Status:
Licensed
Records checked:
July 17, 2026
Additional info
Source:
California Community Care Licensing Division
District office:
Not listed
License effective:
Not found
Capacity:
14

Inspection snapshot

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Latest inspectionApril 6, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMarch 10, 2025

Summary

This summary covers 14 available inspections for CASTLES PRESCHOOL (INFANT) from October 15, 2021 through April 6, 2026.

Four inspections recorded violations, with five recorded violations in total.

The most recent recorded violation was on April 6, 2026 and involved health or food records, with a due date of April 17, 2026.

Sleep safety was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.

The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.

At a glance

Total inspections
14

1 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
5

1 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
1

0 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

Last 36 months

Local comparison

14 total inspections vs 5 local median in 95928

Compared to 8 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.36
Local median
0.37

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
7%
Local median
14%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
29%
Local median
31%

Repeated topics

This provider
1
Local average
0.25

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

View official report
Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
General Provisions and Definitions (b)Upon admission of a child into a drop-in childcare center, if the medical assessment required by department regulations is not available for a child, then the licensee shall obtain a written health assessment completed by the child’s authorized representative. Except as provided in subdivision (a), a written health assessment shall include the same information and be maintained in the same manner as a medical assessment required by department regulations. A drop-in childcare center shall not require physician approval of the health assessment completed by the child’s authorized representative. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one (C6) out of six children's files reviewed missing a physician's report which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by April 17, 2026
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1596.799(b) - 1596.799(b)
Official code
1596.799(b)
View official report
Higher concern: Sleep safety
Report finding
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (B) Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document the following: (3) Infants up to 12 months of age who are sleeping in a position other than on their back. (a) If the infant’s Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] does not have Section C completed, staff shall return the infant to their back for sleeping. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of six infants (C3-C6) in care are missing the individual infant sleep plan on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by May 2, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101429(a)(2)(B)(3)(a) - 101429(a)(2)(B)(3)(a)
Official code
101429(a)(2)(B)(3)(a)
Medium concern: Health or food records
Report finding
General Provisions and Definitions (c) Upon admission of a child into a drop-in childcare center, the child’s authorized representative shall sign an acknowledgment that they understand that verification of immunizations and tuberculosis testing is not required for any child accepted into a drop-in childcare center. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in C3 missing updated immunization record and C4 has no immunizations on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by May 2, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1596.799(c) - 1596.799(c)
Official code
1596.799(c)
View official report
Medium concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
(a) Limitations on Capacity 101161(a) A licensee shall not operate a childcare center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews the facility representative admitted children have been taken from the infant license to the preschool license. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by March 10, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101161(a) - 101161(a)
Official code
101161(a)
View official report
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
Report finding
Swings, playpens and all such equipment and furniture shall be assembled or installed according to the manufacturer's instructions, and shall be maintained in good repair and safe condition. This regulation was not met as evidence by: It was determined that the facility's infant table chairs were missing straps and that the infants were not being strapped in when placed in the table chairs.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by March 21, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101439(d) - 101439(d)
Official code
101439(d)