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Capc - Thornton

8633 Mokelumne Avenue, Thornton, CA 95686 · San Joaquin County
Child care center (preschool)

Capc - Thornton is a licensed child care center in Thornton, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 202 centers in San Joaquin County and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 202 centers in San Joaquin County
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 3, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 3, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMay 13, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMar 2, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 20, 2016
LicenseeSan Joaquin Couny Child Abuse Prevention Council
AdministratorSusana Arriaga
Phone(209) 464-4524
State facility #393620819

Common questions

Does Capc - Thornton take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Capc - Thornton had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Capc - Thornton compare with other daycares in San Joaquin County?

It is tied for #1 of 202 centers in San Joaquin County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Capc - Thornton last inspected?

Feb 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Capc - Thornton cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Capc - Thornton for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Thornton, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Capc - Thornton?

The licensee is San Joaquin Couny Child Abuse Prevention Council, and the administrator listed with the state is Susana Arriaga.

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 393620819 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.