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George McCann Preschool

200 E. Race Street, Visalia, CA 93291 · Tulare County
Child care center (preschool)

George McCann Preschool is a licensed child care center in Visalia, CA, licensed for up to 17 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #31 of 38 centers in Visalia 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
#31 of 38 centers in Visalia
1Type A citations
2Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 16, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 16, 2025 · Inspection · no citationOct 9, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 20, 2022 · Inspection · citation foundFeb 10, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Background checks1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 20, 2022InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed hot water coming out of faucets in the restroom that children use, the floor was wet from flooding of either toilet. The floors needed to be deeply cleaned and vacuumed, basic up keep of the facility needs to be maintained.which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 18, 2022
Type AFeb 10, 2022InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as Staff #1, who was present today, indicated that she has provided direct care and supervision to day-care children on different occasions; this individual is not fingerprint cleared through the Department as required. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 11, 2022
Type BFeb 10, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as today there was not at least one person with CPR certification on site. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 10, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity17 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceDec 6, 2007
LicenseeDiocese Of Fresno Ed. Corp. Richard E. Sexton
AdministratorSheila Rast
Phone(559) 732-5831
State facility #543808400

Common questions

Does George McCann Preschool take infants?

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

Has George McCann Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 10, 2022, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does George McCann Preschool compare with other daycares in Visalia?

It is #31 of 38 centers in Visalia 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 George McCann Preschool last inspected?

Sep 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does George McCann Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask George McCann Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Tulare County, which includes Visalia, was $750 a month for preschoolers (about $950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs George McCann Preschool?

The licensee is Diocese Of Fresno Ed. Corp. Richard E. Sexton, and the administrator listed with the state is Sheila Rast.

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 543808400 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.