The Gift of Kids · Preschool, El Dorado Hills
The Gift of Kids is a licensed child care center in El Dorado Hills, CA, licensed for up to 112 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 5 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 4). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #13 of 17 centers in El Dorado Hills and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, two children in two different classrooms were in the restroom with no supervision. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
A child was left unattended outside for five minutes which poses an immidiate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights Risk to persons in care.
Director stated she will enroll children only in their appropriate classroom based on the conditions and limitations specified on the license and if needed will submit an age exception request to LPA Marx to obtain approval, prior to moving a child. The facility had a child enrolled in the preschool two year old classroom, prior to the child turning two years old, which poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights Risk to persons in care.
the uneven concrete pavement present in the play yard utilized by the preschool license. The Licensee has provided evidence of the uneven concrete being repaved on June 11th, 2022. LPA Manabat has cleared the deficiency as of 07/13/2022 Licensee did not comply with the section cited above as evidenced by the concrete pavement being uneven which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff left child unattended outside
Facility is operating outside the terms of the license
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About this center
Common questions
Does The Gift of Kids take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Gift of Kids had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 25, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about The Gift of Kids?
California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Gift of Kids compare with other daycares in El Dorado Hills?
It is tied for #13 of 17 centers in El Dorado Hills by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Gift of Kids last inspected?
May 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Gift of Kids cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Gift of Kids for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in El Dorado County, which includes El Dorado Hills, was $964 a month for preschoolers (about $1,220 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Gift of Kids?
The licensee is Gift Of Kids INC., The, and the administrator listed with the state is Kelly,brittany.
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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 093616198 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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