Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.43
- Local median
- 0.14
MERRYHILL SCHOOL - KARITSA
2855 KARITSA AVENUE, Sacramento, CA 95833
- Facility:
- 343615585
- 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:
- 156
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 inspectionMarch 4, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsDecember 16, 2025
Summary
This summary covers seven available inspections for MERRYHILL SCHOOL - KARITSA from October 14, 2021 through March 4, 2026.
Three inspections recorded violations, with three recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on March 4, 2026 and involved supervision, with a due date of March 5, 2026.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 7
- Recorded violations
- 3
- Higher-concern violations
- 3
- Repeated topics
- 0
2 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
7 total inspections vs 6 local median in 95833
Compared to 11 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 43%
- Local median
- 14%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 43%
- Local median
- 14%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.18
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.
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- 101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a self-reported incident on 25 February 2026 where a child was left in school hallway for less than 1 minute, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a self-reported incident on 25 February 2026 where a child was left in school hallway for less than 1 minute, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Cleared at visit
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a) - 101229(a)
- Official code
- 101229(a)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Medication
- Report finding
- 101226 HEALTH RELATED SERVICES (e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications: .....(3) Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (A) Prescription medications shall be administered in accordance with the label directions as prescribed by the child's physician. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having 1 expired Epiniphrine autoinjector which had an expiration date of August 2024, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having 1 expired Epiniphrine autoinjector which had an expiration date of August 2024, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 8, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101226(e)(3)(A) - 101226(e)(3)(A)
- Official code
- 101226(e)(3)(A)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223(a)(3) Personal Rights: 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, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive This requirement was not met as evidenced by: interviews that revealed a staff member roughly handled a day care child. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children.
- Report comments
- This requirement was not met as evidenced by: interviews that revealed a staff member roughly handled a day care child. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 25, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report