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Kidspark

2477 Forest Ave., Ste. 190, Chico, CA 95928 · Butte County
1 substantiated complaintSchool-age child care center

Kidspark is a licensed child care center in Chico, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #10 of 47 centers in Chico and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 65%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
#10 of 47 centers in Chico
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
5Inspections
1 of 3Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 6, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 6, 2026 · Inspection · no citationAug 7, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 23, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJan 23, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 23, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 17, 2024 · Inspection · no citationApr 3, 2023 · Inspection · no citationApr 19, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BJan 23, 2025Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(D)(1)
A report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day... a written report... shall be submitted to the Department within seven days... (1) Events reported shall include the following: (B) Any injury to any child that requires medical treatment. This regulation was not met as evidence by: 1 Licensee shall hold individual staff meetings to review licensing reporting requirements. Licensee will have staff sign a statement confirming they have watched the video and understand licensing reporting requirements. Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above C1 sustained an injury requiring medical treatment which was not reported to CCL which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Meeting agenda including viewing Child Care reporting requirements Child Care Reporting Requirements –Video– Resources for Parents and Providers and staff attendance shall be submitted to CCL by 2/3/25.
Plan of correction due Jan 23, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 7, 2025Complaint investigationreceived May 29, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJan 23, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Nov 4, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedJan 23, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Nov 4, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Failure to report injury of daycare child
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity20 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 19, 2012
LicenseeKbmd, LLC
AdministratorDionna Lefkowitz
Phone(530) 895-6800
State facility #045406198

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Common questions

Does Kidspark take infants?

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

Has Kidspark had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Kidspark?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Kidspark compare with other daycares in Chico?

It is #10 of 47 centers in Chico by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kidspark last inspected?

Apr 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kidspark cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kidspark for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Butte County, which includes Chico, was $699 a month for school-age children (about $880 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Kidspark?

The licensee is Kbmd, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Dionna Lefkowitz.

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 045406198 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.