La Vina State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Madera, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #38 of 41 centers in Madera and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed two adjacent gates separating outdoor play area and outside school campus. LPA observed child gate lock was damaged on one gate and the adjacent gate was unlocked. Facility representative immediately secured the gate and stated she would place an order to have child safety lock repaired.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff grabbed the child from by the arms and left red marks on both forearms which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff did not report the incident to the parents which poses a potential health, safety, or pesonal rights to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does La Vina State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has La Vina State Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 26, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does La Vina State Preschool compare with other daycares in Madera?
It is #38 of 41 centers in Madera by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Vina State Preschool last inspected?
Dec 19, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does La Vina State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Vina State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Madera County, which includes Madera, was $823 a month for preschoolers (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Vina State Preschool?
The licensee is Madera U.s.d. State Ps Program, and the administrator listed with the state is Nicole Lack.
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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 203810160 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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