Camp Hutchins of Lodi Memorial Hospital
Camp Hutchins of Lodi Memorial Hospital is a licensed child care center in Lodi, CA, licensed for up to 53 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #24 of 24 centers in Lodi and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there was not a carbon monoxide detector available to test, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Faciity reprsentative stated they have one and it was taken down to replace it's batteries.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that children play in an open area with no fence, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Facility representative stated they were told to lower the fence, and so they have not used the fence area until it can be fixed.
Facility will conduct a personal rights training to all staff, which will also include the CCLD video on Personal Rights and appropriate communication around children. https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/. Facility will send LPA staff signatures showing their attendance and understanding of the meeting. Interviews revealed that staff #1 raised voice to the children, and on one occasion, used inappropriate word toward children and staff. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Deficiency Dismissed
101516.5 (b)(1) A teacher shall supervise no more than 14 children or with an aide a maximum of 28 children. 1 LPA will conduct follow up visit to verify compliance This requirement was not met as LPA observed one teacher supervised for more than 14 school age children in two different occasions (07/09/2024 and 08/01/2024) which is an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8
LPA will conduct follow up visit to verify compliance. During the visit on 07/09/2024, LPA observed 35 school age children at the facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff yells at children in care
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About this center
Common questions
Does Camp Hutchins of Lodi Memorial Hospital take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Camp Hutchins of Lodi Memorial Hospital had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 29, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Camp Hutchins of Lodi Memorial Hospital?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Camp Hutchins of Lodi Memorial Hospital compare with other daycares in Lodi?
It is #24 of 24 centers in Lodi by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Camp Hutchins of Lodi Memorial Hospital last inspected?
Jul 6, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Camp Hutchins of Lodi Memorial Hospital cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Camp Hutchins of Lodi Memorial Hospital for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Lodi, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Camp Hutchins of Lodi Memorial Hospital?
The licensee is Lodi Memorial Hospital, and the administrator listed with the state is Sandra Etherton.
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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 393611645 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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