Jefferson State Preschool
Jefferson State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Reedley, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #14 of 15 centers in Reedley and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1)No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any 1 Facility will create a plan to ensure supervision of children at all times and also create a plan for staff members to conduct a thourough inspection prior to transitioning from outdoor to indoors. time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. Based on information that was self reported and interviews conducted. This poses an immediate health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to children in care. 8
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During inspection LPA observed stained floors in boys and girls restroom. Due to the stains the restrooms, each area is releasing strong odors of urine. LPA advised licensee that floors would have to be replaced. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Jefferson State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Jefferson State Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 13, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Jefferson State Preschool compare with other daycares in Reedley?
It is tied for #14 of 15 centers in Reedley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Jefferson State Preschool last inspected?
Oct 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Jefferson State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Jefferson State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Fresno County, which includes Reedley, was $858 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Jefferson State Preschool?
The licensee is Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Megan Tupper.
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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 103808837 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.