Laura's Preschool is a licensed child care center in Chico, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #28 of 47 centers in Chico and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in smoke alarm/ carbon monoxide detector was not functional which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Laura's Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Laura's Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 9, 2025, for carbon monoxide detectors. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Laura's Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Laura's Preschool compare with other daycares in Chico?
It is tied for #28 of 47 centers in Chico by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Laura's Preschool last inspected?
May 9, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Laura's Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Laura's Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Butte County, which includes Chico, was $695 a month for preschoolers (about $880 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Laura's Preschool?
The licensee is Carson Pezzetti, and the administrator listed with the state is Lorie Baker.
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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 045406294 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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