Childtime Children's Center · 3912 Honey Creek, Preschool, Modesto
Childtime Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Modesto, CA, licensed for up to 92 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1986. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 8). 7 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #61 of 65 centers in Modesto and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Assistant Director stated that she will write a plan of action on how the facility will ensure ratios during naptime are being met. Verification of completed POC to be submitted to licensing within due date. Interviews, observation and record review revealed that on multiple occasions, during naptime, there was one teacher supervising up to 24 napping children, however, there were several children walking around the classroom. In addition, there were no remaining teachers immediately available to meet the overall ratio requirements. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to children in care.
Based on observations and interviews, Staff #1 did not provide child comfortable accomodations during a diaper change. Furthermore, staff #2 yelled at child #2 as a discipline methond to control the child's behavior, which posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to children in care. 8 they will implement the training during new hire onboarding and monthly staff meetings.
Assistant Director stated that she will write a plan of action on how facility will be kept clean and include staff training. Verification of completed POC to be submitted to licensing within
Assistant Director stated that she will write a plan of action on how facility will ensure ratios are being met and that qualified staff are supervising children. She stated they are in the process of hiring additional staff. Verification of completed POC to be submitted to licensing within
Based on LPAs observations, the facility did not adequately maintain contastant supervison of children as they were observed running without shoes, muddy clothing and children playing in puddles. Furthermore children were observed climbing furniture and hanging from the play structure due to inadequate supervision, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 A sign-in sheet will be provided at the beginning of the training. Staff will print their name, date of attendance and provide signatures. Director will submit the sign-in sheet and presentation materials to CCLD Fresno by POC deadline.
During LPAs' inspection of the outdoor activity space LPAs observed the concrete... 1 The Director stated that she will submit a work order to address the items observed needing repairs. She stated that she will submit a copy of the work order by 05/04/2026, and pictures of the repairs to CCLD Fresno by 05/15/2026. and grass surfaces posed tripping hazards as the surfaces had potholes, cracks and unlevel areas, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed the slide on the play structure is not latched correctly into the metel poles, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on staff interview and video footage, it was confirmed a child’s personal rights were violated. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care
Complaint investigations
Classroom operating out of ratio.
Staff do not ensure the child care center is clean
Facility is operating out of ratio
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Common questions
Does Childtime Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Childtime Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 1, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Childtime Children's Center?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Childtime Children's Center compare with other daycares in Modesto?
It is tied for #61 of 65 centers in Modesto by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Childtime Children's Center last inspected?
Oct 22, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Childtime Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Childtime Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Stanislaus County, which includes Modesto, was $710 a month for preschoolers (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Childtime Children's Center?
The licensee is Childtime Childcare, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Nicole Bull.
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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 500309413 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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