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Enchanted Play Infant & Preschool Center · Infant Center, Chico

3312 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95973 · Butte County
ClosedInfant center
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Aug 6, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Enchanted Play Infant & Preschool Center was a licensed child care center in Chico, CA, licensed for up to 32 children. Its license closed around August 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 5 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 substantiated, and issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0Type A citations
4Type B citations
5Inspections
1 of 3Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 23, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 22, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundApr 22, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 13, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 27, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJul 24, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 23, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundAug 15, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 29, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 9, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 13, 2023 · Inspection · no citationFeb 11, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication1
Caregiver conduct1
Supervision1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 22, 2026InspectionHealth & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 6 children (C4) was missing a physician's report which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 23, 2026
Type BApr 23, 2024InspectionCaregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Based on record review the licensee did not use a certified lead tester tocomply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 23, 2024
Type BAug 15, 2023Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
101229(a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. 1 Director stated that they will be revising their procedures and be changing the gate at the play yard so that staff are able to access through if a child runs off. Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for child C1, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 This was requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on file review, the facility did not notify the department which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 15, 2023
Type BAug 15, 2023Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(c)
101212(d)(1)(C) upon the occurrence, during the operation of the childcare center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department....In addition, a written report containing the information...shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. (1)Events reported shall include the following: (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. Facility director to hold an all-staff meeting to go over regulations, processes, and video on reporting requirements. An agenda with signatures acknowledging trainings will be provided to CCL by Recommended resource for Reporting Requirements training: https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/child-care-reporting-requirements/
Plan of correction due Aug 15, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedAug 15, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Aug 9, 2023
Substantiated allegations:
Staff did not provide adequate supervision to day care child
Facility staff failed to report incident as required.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedJun 29, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Apr 6, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMar 9, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Nov 8, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity32 children
License typeInfant center
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceMar 12, 2018
ClosedAug 6, 2026
LicenseeEnchanted Play Infant & Preschool Center LLC
Last administratorDenise Alioto
State facility #045407248

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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 045407248 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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