Hugs-n-smiles Preschool and Daycare
Hugs-n-smiles Preschool and Daycare is a licensed child care center in Auburn, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #8 of 9 centers in Auburn and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Mandated reporter training expired.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the assistant's mandated reporter training certificate was expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Licensee states she will not threaten the children with putting hot sauce in their mouth and will notify parents if the behavior continues that the child will have a conversation with the parent and the child would need to be picked up. Interviews which revealed that staff warned children that hot sauce would be put in their mouth for using vulgar language. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children.
Based on record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in one out of two staff files reviewed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility staff uses inappropriate forms of punishment
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Common questions
Does Hugs-n-smiles Preschool and Daycare take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Hugs-n-smiles Preschool and Daycare had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 23, 2022, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Hugs-n-smiles Preschool and Daycare?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Hugs-n-smiles Preschool and Daycare compare with other daycares in Auburn?
It is tied for #8 of 9 centers in Auburn by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Hugs-n-smiles Preschool and Daycare last inspected?
Mar 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Hugs-n-smiles Preschool and Daycare cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hugs-n-smiles Preschool and Daycare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Placer County, which includes Auburn, was $1,060 a month for preschoolers (about $1,340 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Hugs-n-smiles Preschool and Daycare?
The licensee is Bernadette Ade, and the administrator listed with the state is Bernadette Ade.
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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 313608538 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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