Creating Characters Preschool Academy
Creating Characters Preschool Academy is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #142 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, 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.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for three out of five staff which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on 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.
About this center
Common questions
Does Creating Characters Preschool Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Creating Characters Preschool Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Creating Characters Preschool Academy compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #142 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Creating Characters Preschool Academy last inspected?
Feb 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Creating Characters Preschool Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Creating Characters Preschool Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Sacramento, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Creating Characters Preschool Academy?
The licensee is Jozalynne Byrd, and the administrator listed with the state is Jozalynne Byrd.
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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 343623772 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.