First Friends Preschool
First Friends Preschool is a licensed child care center in Placerville, CA, licensed for up to 43 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 11 centers in Placerville and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 staff which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
About this center
Common questions
Does First Friends Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has First Friends Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about First Friends Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does First Friends Preschool compare with other daycares in Placerville?
It is #7 of 11 centers in Placerville by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was First Friends Preschool last inspected?
Mar 17, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does First Friends Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First Friends Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in El Dorado County, which includes Placerville, was $964 a month for preschoolers (about $1,220 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs First Friends Preschool?
The licensee is Maggie Williams, and the administrator listed with the state is Maggie Williams.
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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 093603186 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.