Just Kidding Around
Just Kidding Around is a licensed child care center in Susanville, CA, licensed for up to 29 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 5 centers in Susanville and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Facility tested for lead on 3/11/23 past the dead line of 1/1/23, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above: staff have not documented any 15 minute safe sleep checks since 10/1/24 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Modified diets prescribed by a child’s physician as a medical necessity shall be provided. A child shall not be served any food to which the child’s record indicates he/she has an allergy. 1 The assistant director stated she would develop a written plan of correction as to how to ensure children with suspected or known food allergies will not have access to food that they are not to consume and Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one child was served egg products in care, which posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 submit a copy of said written plan to Community Care Licensing by 6/13/24 as proof of correction. Send plan to tammy.dutra@dss.ca.gov
Based on interviews and record review S1 left classroom children unattended resulting in C1 inappropriately touching C2. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. A $500 civil penalty applies. ** Note Site is closed for 10 days due to COVID so LPA provided an extended POC date.
Based on interviews and record review S1 was aware of an incident on 4/11 but did not call it in to the Department and did not submit a written incident report timely as required. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff do not ensure childrens dietary restrictions are followed
Lack of supervision (absence) resulted in inappropriate touching between children
About this center
Common questions
Does Just Kidding Around take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Just Kidding Around had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 12, 2024, for food service. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Just Kidding Around?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Just Kidding Around compare with other daycares in Susanville?
It is #4 of 5 centers in Susanville by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Just Kidding Around last inspected?
Apr 30, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Just Kidding Around cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Just Kidding Around for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Lassen County, which includes Susanville, was $710 a month for preschoolers (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Just Kidding Around?
The licensee is Just Kidding Around, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Lori Furtado.
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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 185405669 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.