The Kids' Place · 956 Meadow Gate Road, Meadow Vista
The Kids' Place is a licensed child care center in Meadow Vista, CA, licensed for up to 14 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 6 centers in Meadow Vista and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to the transport van for children featuring a crack that extended approximately 30 inches from the edge of the passenger side, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to a section of the outdoor play yard fence, approximately 5 feet in length, that fell as low as under 3 feet tall, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility staff transports daycare children in an unsafe manner.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does The Kids' Place take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has The Kids' Place had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 14, 2025, for transportation. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about The Kids' Place?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Kids' Place compare with other daycares in Meadow Vista?
It is #6 of 6 centers in Meadow Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Kids' Place last inspected?
Jun 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Kids' Place cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Kids' Place for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Placer County, which includes Meadow Vista, was $897 a month for school-age children (about $1,130 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Kids' Place?
The licensee is Jessica Garofalo, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica Garofalo.
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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 313622382 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.