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Gold Star Preschool · Jackson

335 South Avenue, Jackson, CA 95642 · Amador County
Closed Child care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Sep 29, 2023. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Gold Star Preschool was a licensed child care center in Jackson, CA, licensed for up to 25 children. Its license closed around September 2023. Since February 2021, the state inspected it once, investigated 3 complaints (2 substantiated) and issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
1 Inspections
2 of 3 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jul 24, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Jan 20, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 6, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 20, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 1
Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jan 20, 2023 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(f)
Director will hold a staff meeting on 2/1 and review protocols for reporting injuries as well as concussion symptoms with staff. Director will provide LPA with a copy of the staff meeting agenda and staff attendance signatures. Interviews revealed a child fell 4’6” off a play structure, was displaying symptoms of a concussion and was later diagnosed with a concussion. Staff were aware of the fall and child’s subsequent symptoms; yet failed to promptly notify the child’s guardians. 8 Deficiencies continued: This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 7, 2023
Type B Jan 20, 2022 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
. 1 Licensee contacted her landlord and requested mold inspections and completed the remediation work and prevention plan which will keep the facility free of mold. LPA obtained copies of the mold inspections and remedial actions taken. LPA learned during the investigation under Amador County Environmental Health Department that facility has mold. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 20, 2022

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Jan 20, 2023 Complaint investigation received Oct 19, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
1. Staff did not immediately notify child's responsible party regarding injury.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Apr 6, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jan 11, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Jan 20, 2022 Complaint investigation received Nov 4, 2021
Substantiated allegation:
Physical Plant-Mold in the facility
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity 25 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Closed
Licensed since Oct 13, 2014
Closed Sep 29, 2023
Licensee Michelle Loffswold
Last administrator Michelle Loffswold
State facility # 033620069

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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 033620069 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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