Atascadero Children's Center · 11850 Viejo Camino, Preschool, Atascadero
Atascadero Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Atascadero, CA, licensed for up to 78 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 13 centers in Atascadero and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Atascadero Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Atascadero Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Atascadero Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Atascadero Children's Center compare with other daycares in Atascadero?
It is tied for #1 of 13 centers in Atascadero by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Atascadero Children's Center last inspected?
Apr 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Atascadero Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Atascadero Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Luis Obispo County, which includes Atascadero, was $973 a month for preschoolers (about $1,230 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Atascadero Children's Center?
The licensee is Torrey, Harvest / Yost, Sara E., and the administrator listed with the state is Sara Yost Harvest Torrey.
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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 406216330 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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