Discovery Tree School - Tad Lane · Preschool, Citrus Heights
Discovery Tree School - Tad Lane is a licensed child care center in Citrus Heights, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #13 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as concrete was exposed under the monkey bars, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Complaint investigations
Daycare toilet is in disrepair
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Common questions
Does Discovery Tree School - Tad Lane 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 - Tad Lane had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Discovery Tree School - Tad Lane?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Discovery Tree School - Tad Lane compare with other daycares in Citrus Heights?
It is #13 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights 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 Discovery Tree School - Tad Lane last inspected?
Oct 3, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Discovery Tree School - Tad Lane cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Discovery Tree School - Tad Lane for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Citrus Heights, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Discovery Tree School - Tad Lane?
The licensee is Discovery Tree Preschool, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Meghan Mara.
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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 340311532 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.