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Fusd-wawona

4524 N Thorne, Fresno, CA 93704 · Fresno County
Child care center (preschool)

Fusd-wawona is a licensed child care center in Fresno, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #133 of 205 centers in Fresno and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #133 of 205 centers in Fresno
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 3, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 3, 2026 · Inspection · no citationOct 14, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundSep 20, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 14, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)(2)
Based on records review and Site Supervisor’s statement, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA Herrera was unable to review a completed fire drill log during today’s inspection. Site Supervisor stated that the facility hadn’t conducted a fire drill this school year. LPA Herrera asked to review the logs for last school year in which Site Supervisor stated that the records were already archived in an offsite location and was unable to produce the fire drills, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 28, 2024
Type BOct 14, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)(d)
During LPA's inspection of the outdoor activity space LPA observed a rubber tile that was misaligned, unleveled, and raising from the floor's surface which is a tripping hazard to children in care. Furthermore, the blacktop in the outdoor activity space between the classroom and the facility's tree is unleveled as there is a crack running across the blacktop which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 28, 2024
Type BSep 20, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Two out of three staff files did not contain a health screening (LIC 503) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 18, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 15, 2017
LicenseeFusd-early Learning Department
AdministratorMadden, Katherine (Katy)
Phone(559) 457-3690
State facility #103810006

Common questions

Does Fusd-wawona take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Fusd-wawona had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Fusd-wawona compare with other daycares in Fresno?

It is tied for #133 of 205 centers in Fresno by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Fusd-wawona last inspected?

Sep 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Fusd-wawona cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Fusd-wawona for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Fresno County, which includes Fresno, was $858 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Fusd-wawona?

The licensee is Fusd-early Learning Department, and the administrator listed with the state is Madden, Katherine (Katy).

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 103810006 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.