Cedar Center

450 Cedar Street, Susanville, CA 96130 · Lassen County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Cedar Center is a licensed child care center in Susanville, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 0 times since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

1Type B citations

0Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

1 citation from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected —

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 29, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision

Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)

Based on record review and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one count of C1 being left alone on the play ground for about 10 -15 seconds which poses an potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.

Plan of correction due Nov 28, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity28 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceJul 29, 2025

LicenseeSierra Cascade Family Opportunities

AdministratorWendy Blackmon

Phone(530) 283-1242

State facility #185408584

Common questions

Has Cedar Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How much does Cedar Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cedar Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Lassen County, which includes Susanville, was $1,139 a month for infants (about $1,440 today), $710 a month for preschoolers (about $900 today) and $699 a month for school-age children (about $880 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Cedar Center?

The licensee is Sierra Cascade Family Opportunities, and the administrator listed with the state is Wendy Blackmon.

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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 185408584 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.