E Center Hs Pgms - Bird Street
E Center Hs Pgms - Bird Street is a licensed child care center in Oroville, CA, licensed for up to 95 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 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 tied for #9 of 21 centers in Oroville and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the facility had faucet A with lead test results exceeding 5 ppb of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 The licensee will send proof that the faucet was replaced and retested below limits.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above to have the drinking water tested by 1/1/2023, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does E Center Hs Pgms - Bird Street take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has E Center Hs Pgms - Bird Street had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about E Center Hs Pgms - Bird Street?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does E Center Hs Pgms - Bird Street compare with other daycares in Oroville?
It is tied for #9 of 21 centers in Oroville by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was E Center Hs Pgms - Bird Street last inspected?
Aug 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does E Center Hs Pgms - Bird Street cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask E Center Hs Pgms - Bird Street for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Butte County, which includes Oroville, was $695 a month for preschoolers (about $880 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs E Center Hs Pgms - Bird Street?
The licensee is E Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Mendenhall,francine.
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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 045407799 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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