Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.81
- Local median
- 0
CREATIVE SCHOLARS ACADEMY PRESCHOOL
120 YELLOWSTONE DR., Chico, CA 95973
- Facility:
- 045407980
- Type:
- DAY CARE 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:
- 58
Inspection snapshot
Recent higher-concern violation
At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.
Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionDecember 18, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsFebruary 21, 2025
Summary
This summary covers 16 available inspections for CREATIVE SCHOLARS ACADEMY PRESCHOOL from November 16, 2021 through December 18, 2025.
10 inspections recorded violations, with 13 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on December 18, 2025 and involved supervision, with a due date of January 9, 2026.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 16
- Recorded violations
- 13
- Higher-concern violations
- 2
- Repeated topics
- 2
1 in last 12 months
2 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
16 total inspections vs 5 local median in 95973
Compared to 17 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 13%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 63%
- Local median
- 0%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 2
- Local average
- 0.29
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Health or food records
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
January 24, 2024February 5, 2025December 18, 2025Recordkeeping
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
January 24, 2024July 16, 2024Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- General Provisions and Definitions (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one staff file out of six reviewed (S2) missing immunization record including MMR, TDAP, TB and flu or flu decline which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 9, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) - 1596.7995(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.7995(a)(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Personnel Requirements (1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of six staff files (S2) is missing LIC 503 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 9, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216(g)(1) - 101216(g)(1)
- Official code
- 101216(g)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Child's Medical Assessments (a) Prior to, or within 30 calendar days following the enrollment of a child, the licensee shall obtain a written medical assessment of the child. This medical assessment enables the licensee to assess whether the center can provide necessary health-related services to the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 children's records was missing physician's report which poses potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 5, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101220(a) - 101220(a)
- Official code
- 101220(a)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below. (1) The number of children in attendance shall not exceed licensed capacity. Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which facility has been operating out of ratio.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 8, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.3(a)(1) - 101216.3(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101216.3(a)(1)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- (a) In accordance with the child care center's individual program, policies and needs, the licensee shall develop, implement and maintain an admission procedure that enables the person in charge of admissions to: (B) Provides the child's parent or authorized representative with information about the child care center that shall at least include the child care center's admission policies and procedures, activities, services, regulations, hours and days of operation, fees, procedures to be followed should the child become ill or injured while at the child care center, and procedures for conducting inspections for illness. Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which the family was not notified in a timely manner regarding a incident which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. All parents should have a signed LIC 9224 in children's file for new and currently enrolled children. Plan of action to be submitted to CCLD by 7/17/24
- Report comments
- (a) In accordance with the child care center's individual program, policies and needs, the licensee shall develop, implement and maintain an admission procedure that enables the person in charge of admissions to: (B) Provides the child's parent or authorized representative with information about the child care center that shall at least include the child care center's admission policies and procedures, activities, services, regulations, hours and days of operation, fees, procedures to be followed should the child become ill or injured while at the child care center, and procedures for conducting inspections for illness. Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which the family was not notified in a timely manner regarding a incident which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. All parents should have a signed LIC 9224 in children's file for new and currently enrolled children. Plan of...
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 16, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101218.1 - 101218.1
- Official code
- 101218.1
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. (1) Events reported shall include the following:(B) Any injury to any child that requires medical treatment. Based on record review and staff interviews: facility did not report to CCLD a unusual incident regarding C1 receiving medical attention for a injury.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 4, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(d)(1)(b) - 101212(d)(1)(b)
- Official code
- 101212(d)(1)(b)
Low concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan (d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observing the emergency disaster log, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 5, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101174(d) - 101174(d)
- Official code
- 101174(d)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (c) Current proof of completion for each licensed child day care provider or applicant for that license, administrator, and employee of a licensed child day care facility shall be submitted to the department upon inspection of the child day care or upon request by the department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observing the expired and nonexistent mandated reporter certificates, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 5, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(c) - 1596.8662(c)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(c)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- General Provisions and Definitions (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 5, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) - 1596.7995(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.7995(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: 3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, This requirement was not met by as evidence no copies of diaper logs were avaiilable..
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 8, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- Reporting requirements Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the childcare center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. Events reported shall include the following: Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Licensee failed to report an unusual incident that occurred on 2/9/22 that resulted in a child sustaining an injury at the time.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 8, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(d)(1)(c) - 101212(d)(1)(c)
- Official code
- 101212(d)(1)(c)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not be as evidenced by: Based on observations/interviews/record reviews, the licensee did not ensure the personal rights of children in care in that 24 of children in care (C1 – C23) did not wear face coverings while in the facility, as required by the Order of the State Public Health Officer (June 11, 2021), and an individual face covering exception did not apply. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 8, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(2)
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not be as evidenced by: Based on observations/interviews/record reviews, not all staff were masked, the licensee did not ensure the personal rights of children in care in that 30 of children in care (C1 – C24) did not wear face coverings while in the facility, as required by the Order of the State Public Health Officer (June 11, 2021), and an individual face covering exception did not apply. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 25, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(2)
No recorded violations in this report