A Better Choice Preschool · School-Age Program, Fresno
A Better Choice Preschool is a licensed child care center in Fresno, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #111 of 205 centers in Fresno and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that two staff members did not have a current Mandated Reporter Certificate on file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. 1 Adminstrator stated that they will clean up school-age classroom, and send proof to CCL. This requirement was not met as evidenced LPAs observed School-Age classroom cluttered with various stacked objects. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8
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Common questions
Does A Better Choice Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has A Better Choice Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does A Better Choice Preschool compare with other daycares in Fresno?
It is tied for #111 of 205 centers in Fresno by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was A Better Choice Preschool last inspected?
Apr 15, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does A Better Choice Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask A Better Choice Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Fresno County, which includes Fresno, was $767 a month for school-age children (about $970 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs A Better Choice Preschool?
The licensee is A Better Choice Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Leome Dixon.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 103801761 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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