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Great Adventures

2220 Balls Ferry Road, Anderson, CA 96007 · Shasta County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Great Adventures is a licensed child care center in Anderson, CA, licensed for up to 30 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 and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 6 centers in Anderson and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#6 of 6 centers in Anderson
1Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 3Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 29, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 29, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJun 5, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 14, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 19, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 16, 2024 · Inspection · no citationApr 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 29, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 25, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundApr 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct1
Food & feeding1
Building & playground safety1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type ADec 19, 2024Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interviews the facility did not comply with the section above, staff handled children in a rough manner.
Plan of correction due Dec 19, 2024
Type BDec 19, 2024Complaint investigationFood & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(1)
(a) In child care centers providing meals to children, the following shall apply: (1) All food shall be safe and of the quality and in the quantity necessary to meet the needs of the children. Each meal shall include, at a minimum, the amount of food components as specified by Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 226.20, (Revised January 1, 1990) Requirements for Meals, for the age group served. All food shall be selected, stored, prepared and served in a safe and healthful manner. 1 Licensee will submit an updated menu to CCLD indicating the correct food servings and meeting the food serving groups for children attending and submit plan of correction to CCLD by 12/30/24 Based on observation and interviews the facility did not meet the requirements by not serving fruit and serving the correct portion sizes to children.
Plan of correction due Dec 19, 2024
Type BJun 29, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(2)
Based on record review, the facility had Faucet B with lead test results exceeding 5 ppb of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 29, 2023
Type BMay 25, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of 4 staff did not have a completed mandated reporter training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 2, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJun 5, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Mar 13, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMay 14, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Mar 4, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedDec 19, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Oct 4, 2024
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 19, 2017
LicenseePatricia Roberts
AdministratorPatricia Roberts
Phone(530) 378-5720
State facility #455407064

Common questions

Does Great Adventures take infants?

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

Has Great Adventures had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 19, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Great Adventures?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Great Adventures compare with other daycares in Anderson?

It is #6 of 6 centers in Anderson 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 Great Adventures last inspected?

May 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Great Adventures cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Great Adventures for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Shasta County, which includes Anderson, was $775 a month for preschoolers (about $980 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Great Adventures?

The licensee is Patricia Roberts, and the administrator listed with the state is Patricia Roberts.

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 455407064 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.