E Center Hs Pgms - Chico Center · Preschool, Chico
E Center Hs Pgms - Chico Center is a licensed child care center in Chico, CA, licensed for up to 57 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 47 centers in Chico and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does E Center Hs Pgms - Chico Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has E Center Hs Pgms - Chico Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about E Center Hs Pgms - Chico Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does E Center Hs Pgms - Chico Center compare with other daycares in Chico?
It is tied for #1 of 47 centers in Chico by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was E Center Hs Pgms - Chico Center last inspected?
Sep 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does E Center Hs Pgms - Chico Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask E Center Hs Pgms - Chico Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Butte County, which includes Chico, was $695 a month for preschoolers (about $880 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs E Center Hs Pgms - Chico Center?
The licensee is E Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Lizbeth Navarro.
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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 045401680 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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