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Cal Poly Humboldt Children's Center Rm#104,108,125

1350 C Street, Arcata, CA 95521 · Humboldt County
Child care center (preschool)

Cal Poly Humboldt Children's Center Rm#104,108,125 is a licensed child care center in Arcata, CA, licensed for up to 58 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, both of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has inspected this center once since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
2 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
1 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 29, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Feb 6, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation May 28, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 29, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 12, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 29, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Aug 10, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 9, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 2

Citations, newest first

Type A May 28, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1)... 1 Facility representative stated that facility had a staff meeting, and teacher's updated supervision policies and best practices written documentation was provided. POC cleared at time of visit. and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met evidenced by interviews and records review. C1-C2 were left unattended for approximately 5-10 minutes during transition which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8
Plan of correction due May 29, 2025
Type A Apr 29, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1)... 1 Facility representative stated that facility had a staff meeting and went over supervision policies and best practices. Facility representative submitted written proof of correction during visit. POC cleared at time of visit. and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met evidenced by interviews and records review. C1-C2 were left unattended for approximately 7-8 minutes during transition which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Apr 30, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Feb 6, 2026 Complaint investigation received Oct 27, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 58 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 11, 2023
Licensee Cal Poly Humboldt
Administrator Elizabeth-anne Wilson
Phone (707) 826-3838
State facility # 125408329
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Common questions

Does Cal Poly Humboldt Children's Center Rm#104,108,125 take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Cal Poly Humboldt Children's Center Rm#104,108,125 had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 28, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Cal Poly Humboldt Children's Center Rm#104,108,125?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

When was Cal Poly Humboldt Children's Center Rm#104,108,125 last inspected?

Oct 29, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Cal Poly Humboldt Children's Center Rm#104,108,125 cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cal Poly Humboldt Children's Center Rm#104,108,125 for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Humboldt County, which includes Arcata, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Cal Poly Humboldt Children's Center Rm#104,108,125?

The licensee is Cal Poly Humboldt, and the administrator listed with the state is Elizabeth-anne Wilson.

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 125408329 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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