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JUST KIDDING AROUND

655 ASH STREET, Susanville, CA 96130

Facility:
185405669
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:
29

Inspection snapshot

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Latest inspectionApril 30, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsApril 30, 2026

Summary

This summary covers nine available inspections for JUST KIDDING AROUND from July 14, 2022 through April 30, 2026.

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

The most recent higher-concern violation was on October 16, 2024 and involved supervision, with a due date of October 30, 2024.

That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.

Two later inspections, from June 10, 2025 through April 30, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.

At a glance

Total inspections
9

1 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
5

0 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
2

0 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
0

Last 36 months

Local comparison

9 total inspections vs 5.5 local median in 96130

Compared to 8 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.56
Local median
0.53

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
22%
Local median
21%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
44%
Local median
38%

Repeated topics

This provider
0
Local average
0.38

Repeated topics

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

No repeated topics found

The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.

Inspection history

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

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Medium concern: Environmental health
Report finding
Lead Testing (1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Facility tested for lead on 3/11/23 past the dead line of 1/1/23, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by November 18, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) - 1597.16(a)(1)
Official code
1597.16(a)(1)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (C) Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: (3) Time of each 15-minute check This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above: staff have not documented any 15 minute safe sleep checks since 10/1/24 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 30, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101429(a)(2)(C)(3) - 101429(a)(2)(C)(3)
Official code
101429(a)(2)(C)(3)
Medium concern: Facility condition
Report finding
Modified diets prescribed by a child’s physician as a medical necessity shall be provided. A child shall not be served any food to which the child’s record indicates he/she has an allergy. Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one child was served egg products in care, which posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by June 12, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101227(7)(B) - 101227(7)(B)
Official code
101227(7)(B)
Medium concern: Incident records
Report finding
101212 (d)(1)(C) Reporting Requirements –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. 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: Based on interviews and record review S1 was aware of an incident on 4/11 but did not call it in to the Department and did not submit a written incident report timely as required. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction / follow-up note
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: Based on interviews and record review S1 was aware of an incident on 4/11 but did not call it in to the Department and did not submit a written incident report timely as required. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 4, 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)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
Absence of Supervision 1596.99(c)(3) The department shall assess an immediate civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) per violation and one hundred dollars ($100) for each day the violation continues after citation, for any of the following serious violations: Absence of supervision, including, but not limited to, a child left unattended, and supervision of a child by a person under 18 years of age. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review S1 left classroom children unattended resulting in C1 inappropriately touching C2. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. A $500 civil penalty applies.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by July 25, 2022
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
HSC 1596.99(c)(3) - 1596.99(c)(3)
Official code
1596.99(c)(3)