The King's Christian Preschool · Preschool, Chico
The King's Christian Preschool was a licensed child care center in Chico, CA, licensed for up to 48 children. Its license closed around July 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 4 times, investigated 2 complaints (2 substantiated) and issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Director to hold an all-staff meeting and discuss personal rights with staff. Meeting agenda and attendance sheet to be forwarded to CCL by 4/12/26. erica.laird@dss.ca.gov Based on evidence obtained as part of this investigation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1)No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director to submit a plan detailing how staff will provide constant supervision during restroom breaks to CCL by 4/12/26. erica.laird@dss.ca.gov Based on evidence obtained as part of this investigation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8
(m) All play equipment and materials used by children shall be age-appropriate. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 The volcano climbing structure was removed from the preschool playground while LPA Laird was present. Director to submit a statement of understanding regarding regulations to CCL by 3/6/26. Based on observation and documentation received, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8
Based on inspection, the facility did not comply with the section cited above, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Specifically, facility did not complete lead testing within the required timeframe.
Based on observations and interviews the director did not ensure the personal rights of children in care in that 21 of children in care (C1 – C21) did not wear face coverings while in the facility, as required by the Order of the State Public Health Officer (June 11, 2021), and an individual face covering exception did not apply. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. The director will send in a written statement by Friday 12/17/21 that indoors masks will be worn by children and staff.
Complaint investigations
Facility is not following COVID-19 mask requirements for children.
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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 041371078 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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