Heather Ridge Child Care Center
Heather Ridge Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Redding, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 39 centers in Redding and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in, S6 admitted to not consistenly documenting 15-minute safe sleep checks on toddlers which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 6 staff files did not have completed mandated reporter certificates which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, it was observed that posions were being kept undersink in the kitchen without a cabinet door or lock which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Heather Ridge Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Heather Ridge Child Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Heather Ridge Child Care Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Heather Ridge Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Redding?
It is tied for #24 of 39 centers in Redding by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Heather Ridge Child Care Center last inspected?
May 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Heather Ridge Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Heather Ridge Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Shasta County, which includes Redding, was $775 a month for preschoolers (about $980 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Heather Ridge Child Care Center?
The licensee is Heather Ridge Child Care Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Kristen Walworth.
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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 451372495 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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