Kentucky Flat Community Preschool
Kentucky Flat Community Preschool is a licensed child care center in Nevada City, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 6 centers in Nevada City and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when, upon LPA arrival at 9:35am, Director Norris was the only staff present at the facility and did not have an up-to-date CPR/First Aid certificate.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by leaving dish and laundry detergent underneath the kitchen sink in a cabinet that did not have a lock or means of prevengint access to children. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having children use a plastic portable training toilet placed on the dirt ground in the outdoor play yard. This poses an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the cases of both directors who had allowed their Mandated Reporter training to expire. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the case of a section of the fence which had been damaged by a fallen tree and no longer met the required 4 feet of height. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Kentucky Flat Community Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Kentucky Flat Community Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 18, 2023, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Kentucky Flat Community Preschool compare with other daycares in Nevada City?
It is #6 of 6 centers in Nevada City 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 Kentucky Flat Community Preschool last inspected?
Jun 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kentucky Flat Community Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kentucky Flat Community Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Nevada County, which includes Nevada City, was $908 a month for preschoolers (about $1,150 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kentucky Flat Community Preschool?
The licensee is Jennifer Norris, and the administrator listed with the state is Norris, J/Langer, G.
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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 293616780 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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