Country Kids Daycare & Preschool · Infant Center, Diamond Springs

610 Pleasant Valley Road, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 · El Dorado County

Infant center

Country Kids Daycare & Preschool is a licensed child care center in Diamond Springs, CA, licensed for up to 8 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 6 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 5 centers in Diamond Springs and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most

#3 of 5 centers in Diamond Springs

1 Type A citations

2 Type B citations

6 Inspections

0 of 1 Complaints substantiated

3 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected May 8, 2026

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 3

Citations, newest first

Type B Apr 9, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications

Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having record of a staff member on-site with a current qualifying CPR course which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Apr 30, 2025

Type A Mar 29, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications

Infant care teacher qualifications §101416.2(d)

Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Mar 30, 2022

Type B Mar 29, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications

Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)

Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Apr 13, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Nov 18, 2021 Complaint investigation received Oct 27, 2021

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 8 children

License type Infant center

License status Licensed

Licensed since Mar 19, 2010

Licensee Michael Springer

Administrator Ashlee Springer

Phone (530) 642-1630

State facility # 093616214

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Common questions

Does Country Kids Daycare & Preschool take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Country Kids Daycare & Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 29, 2022, for infant care teacher qualifications. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Country Kids Daycare & Preschool?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Country Kids Daycare & Preschool compare with other daycares in Diamond Springs?

It is #3 of 5 centers in Diamond Springs 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 Daycare & Preschool last inspected?

May 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Country Kids Daycare & Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Country Kids Daycare & Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in El Dorado County, which includes Diamond Springs, was $1,400 a month for infants (about $1,770 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Country Kids Daycare & Preschool?

The licensee is Michael Springer, and the administrator listed with the state is Ashlee Springer.

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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 093616214 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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