Enchanted Play Infant & Preschool Center · Preschool, Chico
Enchanted Play Infant & Preschool Center was a licensed child care center in Chico, CA, licensed for up to 30 children. Its license closed around August 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 substantiated, and issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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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.
(a) Certified external water samplers shall be used to conduct the Child Care Center water collection 1 Licensee agrees to have certified external water sampler complete lead testing at facility and have results uploaded to database.The licensee agrees to submit an LIC 9275 and LIC 9276 by 5/18/24 Based on record review,LPA reviewed that lead testing was completed 8/4/22 but facility did not use a certified external water sampler. 8
To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. 1 Licensee will establish more of an open communication with staff, families and parents. All parents should have a signed LIC 9224 in children's file for new and currently enrolled children. Licensee will submit a written plan of correction to CCLD by 6/30/23. but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This was not met as evidence by: based on interviews, children were handled roughly by staff. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
staff roughly handle children in care
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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 045407209 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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