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Growing Together Preschool @ Valley Springs Elem.

240 Pine Street, Valley Springs, CA 95252 · Calaveras County
Child care center (preschool)

Growing Together Preschool @ Valley Springs Elem. is a licensed child care center in Valley Springs, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #10 of 14 centers in Calaveras County and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 45%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #10 of 14 centers in Calaveras County
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 31, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 31, 2026 · Inspection · no citationNov 6, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BNov 6, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 staff files did not contain an LIC503, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 8, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 28, 2008
LicenseeCalaveras Unified School District
AdministratorMaritza Chavez
Phone(209) 754-2141
State facility #053615232

Common questions

Does Growing Together Preschool @ Valley Springs Elem. take infants?

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

Has Growing Together Preschool @ Valley Springs Elem. had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Growing Together Preschool @ Valley Springs Elem. compare with other daycares in Calaveras County?

It is tied for #10 of 14 centers in Calaveras County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Growing Together Preschool @ Valley Springs Elem. last inspected?

Jul 31, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Growing Together Preschool @ Valley Springs Elem. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Growing Together Preschool @ Valley Springs Elem. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Calaveras County, which includes Valley Springs, was $797 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Growing Together Preschool @ Valley Springs Elem.?

The licensee is Calaveras Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Maritza Chavez.

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 053615232 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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