Hsu Children's Center - Preschool
Hsu Children's Center - Preschool was a licensed child care center in Arcata, CA, licensed for up to 58 children. Its license closed around August 2023. Since February 2021, the state inspected it once and issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
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a child was able to leave the classroom restroom into a fenced playground area without a teacher. Facility self reported the incident same day to Licensing.
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. Center Director stated she has spoken with the child's family, involved teachers, and her management regarding the incident. She provided Licensing a written POC at the time of the visit which included child safety door knob installation for interior doors, hallway gate was installed, staff training was conducted in regards to supervision, staff placement and (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met by a child was able to leave the classroom into a fenced playground area without a teacher. Facility self-reported the incident to Licensing. 8 awareness. She stated door knobs were also ordered and replaced to accommodate child safety equipment. She stated all work was done within a week of the incident. She stated all classrooms will be implementing their EHS active supervision plans. POC cleared at the time of…
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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 121305613 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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