Charles Brown State Preschool
Charles Brown State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Diamond Springs, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. 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 #1 of 5 centers in Diamond Springs and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Charles Brown State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Charles Brown State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Charles Brown State Preschool compare with other daycares in Diamond Springs?
It is #1 of 5 centers in Diamond Springs by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Charles Brown State Preschool last inspected?
Feb 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Charles Brown State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Charles Brown State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in El Dorado County, which includes Diamond Springs, was $964 a month for preschoolers (about $1,220 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Charles Brown State Preschool?
The licensee is El Dorado County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is McCullough,kathi.
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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 093601887 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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