Lake Tahoe Community College Child Devel Ctr · Preschool, South Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe Community College Child Devel Ctr is a licensed child care center in South Lake Tahoe, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 20 centers in South Lake Tahoe and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
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The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. 1 Letter plan of action with training, follwo up with employees, supervise classrooms more often and continue extensive background checks for volunteers. This was not witnessed by: Admission of employee inappropriately touching a child. 8
Complaint investigations
Personal Right- Staff inappropriately touched day care child
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Does Lake Tahoe Community College Child Devel Ctr take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Lake Tahoe Community College Child Devel Ctr had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 18, 2022, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Lake Tahoe Community College Child Devel Ctr?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Lake Tahoe Community College Child Devel Ctr compare with other daycares in South Lake Tahoe?
It is tied for #9 of 20 centers in South Lake Tahoe by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Lake Tahoe Community College Child Devel Ctr last inspected?
Jun 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lake Tahoe Community College Child Devel Ctr cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lake Tahoe Community College Child Devel Ctr for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in El Dorado County, which includes South Lake Tahoe, was $964 a month for preschoolers (about $1,220 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lake Tahoe Community College Child Devel Ctr?
The licensee is Lake Tahoe Community Child Development Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Amato,leslie.
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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 090320672 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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