A New Beginning Preschool Learning Center · Preschool, Fair Oaks
A New Beginning Preschool Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Fair Oaks, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (4 of 7). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #17 of 18 centers in Fair Oaks and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 staff files reviewed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a staff who provides transportation to children did not have CPR/First Aid certification, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that staff sign children in and out, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: 1 Facility will no longer hold children's hands, and will contact children's parents immediately for pick up, when disruptive. interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This was not evidenced by: Children in care, explaining their arms/wrist were squeezed and caused pain, as a form of discipline. 8
Based on file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that two staff members were supervising a group of 6 children each without the necessary units for a fully qualified staff. This requirement was not met which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that staff did not have proof of immunization in files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that staff did not have current CPR which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Staff handled day care child in a rough manner
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Common questions
Does A New Beginning Preschool Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has A New Beginning Preschool Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 30, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about A New Beginning Preschool Learning Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does A New Beginning Preschool Learning Center compare with other daycares in Fair Oaks?
It is #17 of 18 centers in Fair Oaks by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was A New Beginning Preschool Learning Center last inspected?
Nov 17, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does A New Beginning Preschool Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask A New Beginning Preschool Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Fair Oaks, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs A New Beginning Preschool Learning Center?
The licensee is Nova Williams, and the administrator listed with the state is Nova Williams.
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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 343617158 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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