Guiding Stars Academy · Infant Center, Lincoln
Guiding Stars Academy is a licensed child care center in Lincoln, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 14 centers in Lincoln and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that 2 staff has expired mandated reporter training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Guiding Stars Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Guiding Stars Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Guiding Stars Academy compare with other daycares in Lincoln?
It is #8 of 14 centers in Lincoln by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Guiding Stars Academy last inspected?
Nov 14, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Guiding Stars Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Guiding Stars Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Placer County, which includes Lincoln, was $1,502 a month for infants (about $1,890 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Guiding Stars Academy?
The licensee is Polaris Education INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Amber Williams.
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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 313623395 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.