Center for Child & Family Studies · Preschool, Davis
Center for Child & Family Studies is a licensed child care center in Davis, CA, licensed for up to 64 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1981. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #24 of 31 centers in Davis and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
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C1 was served a food that contained their food allergy. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Facility self-reported an incident where a child exited the facility unsupervised. This is considered an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
LPA observed that outlet H had been capped off and is no longer usable. Additionally, LPA verified that the fixtures for outlets N and E had been replaced. Director has also advised that outlets N and E have not been used for drinking or preparing food for the three years they Lead test results received by Licensing on 01/11/2023, tested on 12/16/2022, showed three outlets in the facility with lead levels exceeding 5 parts per billion (ppb). This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 had been using the rooms, and that they had only used them for hand washing and cleaning toys.
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Common questions
Does Center for Child & Family Studies take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Center for Child & Family Studies had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 16, 2025, for food service. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Center for Child & Family Studies compare with other daycares in Davis?
It is #24 of 31 centers in Davis by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Center for Child & Family Studies last inspected?
Nov 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Center for Child & Family Studies cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Center for Child & Family Studies for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Yolo County, which includes Davis, was $1,197 a month for preschoolers (about $1,510 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Center for Child & Family Studies?
The licensee is University Of California At Davis, and the administrator listed with the state is Kelly Twibell.
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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 570306437 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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