Child Development Laboratory
Child Development Laboratory is a licensed child care center in Arcata, CA, licensed for up to 26 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 8 centers in Arcata and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Child Development Laboratory take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Child Development Laboratory had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Child Development Laboratory compare with other daycares in Arcata?
It is tied for #1 of 8 centers in Arcata 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 Child Development Laboratory last inspected?
Nov 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Child Development Laboratory cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Child Development Laboratory for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Humboldt County, which includes Arcata, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Child Development Laboratory?
The licensee is Child Development Laboratory - Cal Poly Humboldt, and the administrator listed with the state is Jillian Mooney.
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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 125408285 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.