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Discovery Tree School - Capital City · Preschool, Sacramento

744 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 · Sacramento County
4 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

Discovery Tree School - Capital City is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 58 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 8 complaints, 4 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 4 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #261 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 92%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #261 of 275 centers in Sacramento
4Type A citations
3Type B citations
4Inspections
4 of 8Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 17 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 2, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 26, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 12, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 29, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 2, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 16, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundApr 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 28, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 12, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 10, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 22, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 31, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 31, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundMay 31, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 15, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct2
Health & medication1
Supervision1
Staff ratios1
Food & feeding1
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

Type AApr 3, 2025Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)
Director will meet with all the staff tomorrow and train them on verbal communication and appropriate handing of children in care. Director will email signed agenda to LPA Vang by
Plan of correction due Apr 4, 2025
Type BJul 16, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 staff are missing MMR and Tdap in files, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 16, 2024
Type AMar 28, 2024Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interviews and the self-reported unusual incident report, 1 Director talked to the staff about proper supervision, and postioning self outside to cover all blind spots. Director will conduct a staff training and meeting on 4/5/2024. Director will email LPA an agenda with staff's signatures. S1 stepped away to assist C3 leaving the left side of the yard unsupervised. C1 took C2 behind the play structure & took off both their shirts (facing the left side of the yard with no supervision). The lack of supervion is a potential health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 29, 2024
Type AAug 10, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
consistent statements during staff interviews establishing that a child who had bitten another child was separated from their class and placed in a half-walled infant napping area that became locked. This posed an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 11, 2023
Type AJun 22, 2023Case management visit (deficiencies)Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3
Director will provide LPA with a signed statement from the executive team stating that they are in the process of hiring additional teachers. LPA determined through observation, interview, and record review that a group of 6 children were left alone with an aide and no qualified teachers while Director greeted LPA and guided him through a tour of the facility.
Plan of correction due Jun 23, 2023
Type BMay 31, 2023Complaint investigationFood & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(7)(B)
The Director will provide a plan to LPA by
Plan of correction due Jun 9, 2023
Type BMay 31, 2023InspectionOther standards
Child Day Care Facility License §1596.803(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the annual fees are overdue, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 30, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedMay 26, 2026Complaint investigationreceived May 22, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMay 12, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Mar 18, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedApr 3, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Feb 3, 2025
Substantiated allegations:
Staff communicate in a rude or belittling manner to children in care.
Staff handle day care children in a rough manner.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedMar 28, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Mar 27, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Lack of supervision resulting in inappropriate behavior among children.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedDec 12, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Dec 8, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedAug 10, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jun 15, 2023
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedMay 31, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Mar 13, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedMay 31, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Apr 17, 2023
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity58 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 27, 2021
LicenseeDiscovery Tree Preschool, INC.
AdministratorRebecca Foster
Phone(916) 965-3661
State facility #343623896

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Common questions

Does Discovery Tree School - Capital City take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Discovery Tree School - Capital City had any serious violations?

California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 3, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Discovery Tree School - Capital City?

California investigated 8 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 4. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Discovery Tree School - Capital City compare with other daycares in Sacramento?

It is tied for #261 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Discovery Tree School - Capital City last inspected?

Oct 2, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Discovery Tree School - Capital City cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Discovery Tree School - Capital City 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 Discovery Tree School - Capital City?

The licensee is Discovery Tree Preschool, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Rebecca Foster.

Licensed centers nearby

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 343623896 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.