Circles Children's Center
Circles Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Chico, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. 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
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in S4 is missing LIC 503, health screening report which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Has Circles Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
When was Circles Children's Center last inspected?
Nov 17, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Circles Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Circles Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Butte County, which includes Chico, was $1,105 a month for infants (about $1,390 today), $695 a month for preschoolers (about $880 today) and $699 a month for school-age children (about $880 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Circles Children's Center?
The licensee is Butte County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Shanti Huff.
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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 045408459 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.