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Just Kidding Around

655 Ash Street, Susanville, CA 96130 · Lassen County
2 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

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

More citations than 88%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#4 of 5 centers in Susanville
2Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
2 of 3Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 30, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 30, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJun 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 16, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundJun 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 4, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 14, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 11, 2022 · Inspection · no citationJul 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision2
Building & playground safety1
Food & feeding1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 16, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 18, 2024
Type BOct 16, 2024InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(C)(3)
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.
Plan of correction due Oct 30, 2024
Type AJun 12, 2024Complaint investigationFood & feeding
Food service §101227(7)(B)
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
Plan of correction due Jun 12, 2024
Type AJul 14, 2022Complaint investigationSupervision
Absence of Supervision §1596.99(c)(3)
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.
Plan of correction due Jul 25, 2022
Type BJul 14, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
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.
Plan of correction due Aug 4, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJun 10, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Mar 5, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedJun 12, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Mar 21, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Staff do not ensure childrens dietary restrictions are followed
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedJul 14, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Apr 14, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Lack of supervision (absence) resulted in inappropriate touching between children
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity29 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 22, 2009
LicenseeJust Kidding Around, INC.
AdministratorLori Furtado
Phone(530) 257-0303
State facility #185405669

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.

Licensed centers nearby

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.