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Family F.o.c.u.s. · Infant Center, Porterville

1504 S. Kessing, Porterville, CA 93257 · Tulare County
Infant center

Family F.o.c.u.s. is a licensed child care center in Porterville, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #17 of 21 centers in Porterville and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 68% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #17 of 21 centers in Porterville
0 Type A citations
5 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 of 2 Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 8, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 8, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Apr 13, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 7, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 8, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Nov 25, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 28, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Dec 19, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 10, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 22, 2021 · Inspection · no citation Nov 9, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 2
Staff ratios 1
Records & paperwork 1
Supervision 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Sep 8, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed rotten persimmons in the grass area of the infant outdoor activity space. There were spider webs and dirt covering a play house and a play structure. LPA also observed an unrolled water hose in the outdoor activity space which is a tripping hazard. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 22, 2025
Type B Sep 8, 2025 Inspection Staff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During today's inspection, LPA observed Teacher #1 supervising five infants alone in one room which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 22, 2025
Type B Nov 25, 2024 Case management visit (licensee initiated) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
Based on observation, interviews, and records review, the facility did not notify the Department that infants had to be moved to an alternate classroom or report that repairs were needed due to rodents entering a classroom which poses a potential Health and Safety Risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 24, 2024
Type B Nov 25, 2024 Case management visit (licensee initiated) Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(1)
Based on observation, interviews, and records review, rodents entered the infant center in several rooms. This posed a potential Health and Safety Risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 24, 2024
Type B Oct 10, 2022 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision §101299(a)
interviews with witnesses, records review conducted during today’s inspection. Staff unknowingly left child in play yard for less than one minute. This poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care. Director provided agenda and sign-in sheet of training completed on 10/07/2022. Training included supervision during transition and head counts. Deficiency Cleared
Plan of correction due Oct 10, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Dec 19, 2022 Complaint investigation received Oct 17, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Nov 9, 2021 Complaint investigation received Aug 26, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 45 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 18, 2000
Licensee Family F.o.c.u.s.
Administrator Prudy J Tanner
Phone (559) 784-2214
State facility # 543801694
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Common questions

Does Family F.o.c.u.s. take infants?

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

Has Family F.o.c.u.s. had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Family F.o.c.u.s.?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Family F.o.c.u.s. compare with other daycares in Porterville?

It is tied for #17 of 21 centers in Porterville by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Family F.o.c.u.s. last inspected?

Sep 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Family F.o.c.u.s. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Family F.o.c.u.s. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Tulare County, which includes Porterville, was $1,198 a month for infants (about $1,510 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Family F.o.c.u.s.?

The licensee is Family F.o.c.u.s., and the administrator listed with the state is Prudy J Tanner.

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 543801694 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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