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Associated Students Children's Center

Csu Chico, Chico, CA 95929 · Butte County
1 substantiated complaintInfant center

Associated Students Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Chico, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. 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 #24 of 47 centers in Chico and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 55%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #24 of 47 centers in Chico
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 28, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 28, 2026 · Inspection · no citationAug 28, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 17, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 24, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJul 20, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 4, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Food & feeding1

Citations, newest first

Type BJul 20, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on record review, the facility had 2 faucets that exceeded that allowable levels of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. The licensee agrees to submit an LIC 9275 and LIC 9276 by August 10th, 2022. The facility representaitve has made the faucets temporarily inaccessible by signs. The facility representative plans to replace and retest the faucet . Retesting documents will be submitted within 2 weeks of the completed sampling. OR The licensee agrees to permanently remove the faucet. Photos will be sent by 7/21/22.
Plan of correction due Jul 20, 2022
Type BNov 4, 2021Complaint investigationFood & feeding
Infant food service §101427(b)(1)(2)
101427(b)(1)(2) There shall be an individual feeding plan for each infant. The plan shall be completed and available for the use prior to the infant’s first day at the center. The director or the assistant director, and the infant’s authorized representee and/or physician, shall develop the plan. 1 Director will have parent complete a new updated form regarding the corrected formula for child.Plan of correction is to be submitted by 11/8/21 to LPA Mendez. This requirement was not met as evidence, director admitted their was mix up in child's formula and child was given the wrong formula 8
Plan of correction due Nov 4, 2021

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedNov 4, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Oct 13, 2021
Substantiated allegation:
Staff did not follow infant feeding plans
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity16 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 27, 2003
LicenseeCSU Chico Associated Students
AdministratorJackie Hansen
Phone(530) 898-5865
State facility #045403573

Common questions

Does Associated Students Children's Center take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Associated Students Children's Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Associated Students Children's Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Associated Students Children's Center compare with other daycares in Chico?

It is tied for #24 of 47 centers in Chico by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Associated Students Children's Center last inspected?

Jan 28, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Associated Students Children's Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Associated Students Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Butte County, which includes Chico, was $1,105 a month for infants (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Associated Students Children's Center?

The licensee is CSU Chico Associated Students, and the administrator listed with the state is Jackie Hansen.

Licensed centers nearby

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 045403573 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.