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The Kids' Place (Ps)

956 Meadow Gate Road, Meadow Vista, CA 95722 · Placer County
Child care center (preschool)

The Kids' Place (Ps) is a licensed child care center in Meadow Vista, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 6 centers in Meadow Vista and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 6 centers in Meadow Vista
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 2Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 11, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 7, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 11, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMay 22, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 1, 2024 · Inspection · no citationNov 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 21, 2023 · Inspection · no citationNov 19, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 7, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Jun 2, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedNov 28, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Sep 8, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity21 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 1, 2018
LicenseeJessica Garofalo
AdministratorJessica Garofalo
Phone(530) 878-7875
State facility #313622381

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Common questions

Does The Kids' Place (Ps) take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has The Kids' Place (Ps) had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about The Kids' Place (Ps)?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does The Kids' Place (Ps) compare with other daycares in Meadow Vista?

It is tied for #1 of 6 centers in Meadow Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was The Kids' Place (Ps) last inspected?

Jun 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does The Kids' Place (Ps) cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Kids' Place (Ps) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Placer County, which includes Meadow Vista, was $1,060 a month for preschoolers (about $1,340 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs The Kids' Place (Ps)?

The licensee is Jessica Garofalo, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica Garofalo.

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 313622381 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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