Country Kids Child Development Center · Preschool, Escalon
Country Kids Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Escalon, CA, licensed for up to 58 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 8 centers in Escalon and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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LPA observing toddler component children co mingling in class with preschool aged children. Files were reviewed to determine ages of children present and compared to sign in and out sheets.
LPA observed that fountain has been placed off limits and unable to be used Lead test results reported to licensing showed a fountain 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.
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Common questions
Does Country Kids Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Country Kids Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 19, 2025, for capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Country Kids Child Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Country Kids Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Escalon?
It is #8 of 8 centers in Escalon by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Country Kids Child Development Center last inspected?
Jan 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Country Kids Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Country Kids Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Escalon, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Country Kids Child Development Center?
The licensee is Dawn Briggs, and the administrator listed with the state is Dawn Briggs.
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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 393601774 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.