Ione State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Ione, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 #7 of 10 centers in Amador County and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% 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 where 2 of 3 staff did not have transcripts available for review which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Ione State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ione State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Ione State Preschool compare with other daycares in Amador County?
It is tied for #7 of 10 centers in Amador County by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ione State Preschool last inspected?
Sep 11, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ione State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ione State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Amador County, which includes Ione, was $681 a month for preschoolers (about $860 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Ione State Preschool?
The licensee is Amador County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Shannon Blake.
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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 033606959 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.