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Lessons Learned Preschool & Learning Center

457 B Street, Biggs, CA 95917 · Butte County
Child care center (preschool)

Lessons Learned Preschool & Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Biggs, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #56 of 79 centers in Butte County and better than 24% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 24%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. More citations than most
Tied for #56 of 79 centers in Butte County
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 18, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 18, 2024 · Inspection · no citationSep 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 21, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 18, 2024Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(2)
a record review, the facility has one 1 The water lines and faucet have been replaced and water has been retested. The kitchen sink faucet is labeled "Faucet Out of Order for Drinking & Cooking". faucet located in the kitchen sink with lead test results at or exceeding 5.5 ppb of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 The licensee posted a notification on the parent board located at the entry of the facility for Parents/Guardians of all children of the steps taken to correct the deficiency. Retesting documents will be submitted within 2 weeks of the completed sampling.
Plan of correction due Oct 18, 2024
Type BSep 18, 2024Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Records & paperwork
Post -Testing Requirements and Information §101703
The licensee not providing the required LIC9275 External Water Sampler Self-Certification Form, LIC9276 CCC Sampling Checklist Form, and LIC999 Facility Sketch. 1 The licensee agrees to provide copies of the LIC9275 External Water Sampler Self-Certification Form, LIC9276 CCC Sampling Checklist Form, LIC999 Facility Sketch and results of second retest. The plan of correction shall be submitted to CCLD on or before 3/1/2023.
Plan of correction due Oct 18, 2024
Type BFeb 21, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on observations, 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 Mar 21, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity15 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 9, 2009
LicenseeLessons Learned Preschool & Learning Ctr. LLC
AdministratorKathryn Sheppard
Phone(530) 868-5200
State facility #045405619

Common questions

Does Lessons Learned Preschool & Learning Center take infants?

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

Has Lessons Learned Preschool & Learning Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Lessons Learned Preschool & Learning Center compare with other daycares in Butte County?

It is tied for #56 of 79 centers in Butte County by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 24% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Lessons Learned Preschool & Learning Center last inspected?

Sep 18, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Lessons Learned Preschool & Learning Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lessons Learned Preschool & Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Butte County, which includes Biggs, was $695 a month for preschoolers (about $880 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Lessons Learned Preschool & Learning Center?

The licensee is Lessons Learned Preschool & Learning Ctr. LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Kathryn Sheppard.

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 045405619 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.