Big Springs Child Care Center - Infant
Big Springs Child Care Center - Infant is a licensed child care center in Montague, CA, licensed for up to 17 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #10 of 13 centers in Siskiyou County and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of one lead water test was not completed by the due date which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
observations and interviews confirmed an odor at the facility which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to children in care.
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Complaint investigations
Facility is malodorous
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About this center
Common questions
Does Big Springs Child Care Center - Infant take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Big Springs Child Care Center - Infant had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Big Springs Child Care Center - Infant?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Big Springs Child Care Center - Infant compare with other daycares in Siskiyou County?
It is tied for #10 of 13 centers in Siskiyou County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Big Springs Child Care Center - Infant last inspected?
Apr 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Big Springs Child Care Center - Infant cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Big Springs Child Care Center - Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Siskiyou County, which includes Montague, was $999 a month for infants (about $1,260 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Big Springs Child Care Center - Infant?
The licensee is Big Springs Elementary School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Teresa Collier.
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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 475404643 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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