Bret Harte Child Development Center
Bret Harte Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Modesto, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #42 of 65 centers in Modesto and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (a) California’s Action Level for lead in water at Child Care Centers is 5 ppb. (b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. (c) If testing indicates an Action Level Exceedance at any water outlet, the water from that outlet is deemed not safe to drink and an immediate response pursuant to section 101704 shall be required.This requirement was not met evidenced by: 1 ECE Coordinator notified and posted ALE results at a reasonable location for Authorized representatives to review. ECE Coordinator provided evidence of a replaced, new fixture for outlet F Rm 2 and evidence of testing results at or below the action level. Deficiency cleared. Based on record review provided by licensee indicating (ALE) of 6.5 ppb in outlet F Rm 2. This result indicates out of compliance over(ALE) 5.5 ppb, which poses a potential health, safety or personal…
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About this center
Common questions
Does Bret Harte Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bret Harte Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Bret Harte Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Modesto?
It is tied for #42 of 65 centers in Modesto by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bret Harte Child Development Center last inspected?
Oct 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bret Harte Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bret Harte Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Stanislaus County, which includes Modesto, was $710 a month for preschoolers (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bret Harte Child Development Center?
The licensee is Modesto City Schools, and the administrator listed with the state is Marla Coteh.
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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 500316982 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.