Bret Harte Preschool
Bret Harte Preschool is a licensed child care center in Corcoran, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (3 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #29 of 32 centers in Kings County and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, facility staff did not verify sign in/out sheet for Child #1 correct authorized representative. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 and will confirm identity with the information in the binders.
Based on record review and interviews, facility did not ensure Child #1 was supervised by facility when releasing Child #1 to an incorrect individual, who then left facility premises. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. LPA provided a copy of 101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision regulation to Licensee. Facility was given notice of informal conference scheduled with CCL to discuss concerns.
Based on interview and record review, facility did not verify sign in/out sheet for Child #1 correct authorized representative. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 and will confirm identity with the information in the binders. Facility was given notice of informal conferene scheduled with CCL to discuss concerns.
Based on observations and records reviewed, Licensee failed to submit unusual incident report to the Department within the Department’s next working day. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that four staff members did not have a health screening on file. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility staff release daycare child to the wrong authorized representative.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Bret Harte Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bret Harte Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 29, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Bret Harte Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Bret Harte Preschool compare with other daycares in Kings County?
It is #29 of 32 centers in Kings County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bret Harte Preschool last inspected?
Jan 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bret Harte Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bret Harte Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Kings County, which includes Corcoran, was $831 a month for preschoolers (about $1,050 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bret Harte Preschool?
The licensee is Corcoran Unifed School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Linda Korff-reis.
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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 160406644 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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