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Kohler Preschool

4004 Bruce Way, North Highlands, CA 95660 · Sacramento County
Child care center (preschool)

Kohler Preschool is a licensed child care center in North Highlands, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 10 centers in North Highlands and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 88%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #7 of 10 centers in North Highlands
2Type A citations
0Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 12, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 12, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJan 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 3, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 22, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJun 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 12, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 8, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision2

Citations, newest first

Type AJun 8, 2023Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Facility has installed a chime at the door to alert them when the door opens. Staff will also be positioned near the front door so no children are able to exit the room without teachers knowledge. Interviews conducted and facility self reporting that Child #1 exited the classroom without staff knowledge. Child #1 was observed outside by a school counselor who alerted staff inside the class. This is an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 8, 2023
Type AApr 8, 2022Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
No children 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). 1 Facility installed a white board by the classroom door which has the number of children inside and outside. Staff is responsible for updating the ratios on the whiteboard. Staff is also reminded Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced: Staff #1 briefly walked out of the classroom, the door automatically locked while two children were still napping on cots. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. to count children and thoroughly sweep areas for children prior to exiting any areas. Deficiency is cleared as of today.
Plan of correction due Apr 8, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJan 12, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Oct 28, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity72 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 17, 2007
LicenseeTwin River Unified School District
AdministratorNicole Schlie
Phone(916) 566-1850
State facility #343614437

Common questions

Does Kohler Preschool take infants?

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

Has Kohler Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 8, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Kohler Preschool?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Kohler Preschool compare with other daycares in North Highlands?

It is tied for #7 of 10 centers in North Highlands 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 Kohler Preschool last inspected?

Mar 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kohler Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kohler Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes North Highlands, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Kohler Preschool?

The licensee is Twin River Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Nicole Schlie.

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 343614437 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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