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Lane Street Children's Center Preschool

631 Lane Street, Yreka, CA 96097 · Siskiyou County
Child care center (preschool)

Lane Street Children's Center Preschool is a licensed child care center in Yreka, CA, licensed for up to 25 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 5 centers in Yreka and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 96% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#5 of 5 centers in Yreka
2 Type A citations
5 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 of 2 Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 5, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jul 16, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 30, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 5, 2024 · Inspection · citation found May 19, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 19, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 30, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Apr 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios 2
Training & qualifications 2
Building & playground safety 1
Background checks 1
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Nov 5, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2024
Type B Nov 5, 2024 Inspection Staff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2024
Type B Nov 5, 2024 Inspection Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(b)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2024
Type A Apr 19, 2023 Case management visit (annual continuation) Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(d)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of ten persons which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 19, 2023
Type B Apr 19, 2023 Case management visit (annual continuation) Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three out of ten persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 26, 2023
Type B Apr 19, 2023 Case management visit (annual continuation) Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three out of ten persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 26, 2023
Type B Apr 19, 2023 Case management visit (annual continuation) Training & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three out of ten persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 26, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Jul 16, 2026 Complaint investigation received Apr 21, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Jul 30, 2025 Complaint investigation received May 16, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 25 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 22, 2022
Licensee Ronya Merel
Administrator Ronya Merel
Phone (530) 331-9764
State facility # 475408055
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Common questions

Does Lane Street Children's Center Preschool take infants?

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

Has Lane Street Children's Center Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 5, 2024, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Lane Street Children's Center Preschool?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Lane Street Children's Center Preschool compare with other daycares in Yreka?

It is #5 of 5 centers in Yreka by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Lane Street Children's Center Preschool last inspected?

Nov 5, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Lane Street Children's Center Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lane Street Children's Center Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Siskiyou County, which includes Yreka, was $690 a month for preschoolers (about $870 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Lane Street Children's Center Preschool?

The licensee is Ronya Merel, and the administrator listed with the state is Ronya Merel.

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 475408055 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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