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Early Foundations Children's Academy · Infant Center, Redding

1755 Airpark Drive, Redding, CA 96001 · Shasta County
Infant center

Early Foundations Children's Academy is a licensed child care center in Redding, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for sleep safety (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #31 of 39 centers in Redding and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#31 of 39 centers in Redding
1Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 11, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 11, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 30, 2024 · Inspection · no citationNov 28, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundMay 31, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 10, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Sleep safety1
Training & qualifications1
Building & playground safety1
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

Type ANov 28, 2023InspectionSleep safety
Infant sleeping equipment §101439.1(b)
Based on observation, the Facility Representative did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Specifically, LPA's observed an infant sleeping in an unauthorized bassinet.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2023
Type BNov 28, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the Facility Representative did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 files reviewed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 28, 2023
Type BMay 31, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)
Based on record review, the facility had two faucet(s) with lead test results exceeding 5 ppb of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. The licensee has made the faucet temporarily inaccessible by placing a bag over the faucet. The licensee plans to replace and retest the faucet. Retesting documents will be submitted within 2 weeks of the completed sampling.
Plan of correction due Jun 7, 2023
Type BMay 31, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Other standards
A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section §1596.76
1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. 1 Based on record review, the facility had the water tested for Lead in May 2023. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Community Care Licensing received proof of testing. Citation cleared.
Plan of correction due Jun 7, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 17, 2012
LicenseeEarly Foundations Children's Academy, INC.
AdministratorWendy Waugh
Phone(530) 243-7883
State facility #455406268

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Common questions

Does Early Foundations Children's Academy take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Early Foundations Children's Academy had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 28, 2023, for infant sleeping equipment. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Early Foundations Children's Academy compare with other daycares in Redding?

It is #31 of 39 centers in Redding by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Early Foundations Children's Academy last inspected?

Dec 11, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Early Foundations Children's Academy cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Early Foundations Children's Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Shasta County, which includes Redding, was $1,185 a month for infants (about $1,500 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Early Foundations Children's Academy?

The licensee is Early Foundations Children's Academy, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Wendy Waugh.

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 455406268 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.