Lil' School
Lil' School is a licensed child care center in Citrus Heights, CA, licensed for up to 143 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 0 times and investigated 4 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 4 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Facility will submit a Plan of Correction by 4pm on POC date. Since the change of management in April of 2025, staff have enrolled in the requried classes, and have been trained on proper teacher- child ratio. based on observations and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as staff observed in the classrooms do not meet the qualifications, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Facility will submit a Plan of Correction by 4pm on POC date. Since the change of management in April of 2025, staff have enrolled in the requried classes, and have been trained on proper teacher- child ratio. based on witness statement and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as staff observed in the classrooms do not meet the qualifications, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Personal rights, infants- The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights. To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs 1 Director will reinforce training of staff through additional bottle feeding observations and provide a letter to LPA outlining this policy, by the POC date. This was not evidenced by: LPA found staff accidently fed the wrong bottle to another infant. 8
Faciltity staff have resigned. Facility will create a plan of correction and submit it to LPA by Monday 3/24/25. based on interviews and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as director and assistant director do not meet the qualifications, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by staff falsifying personnel records that qualify the director and assistant director positions, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not ensure proper teacher-child ratios are maintained ;
Staff do not have proper qualifications
Facility staff do not meet qualifications required by licensing;
Facility staff falsify personnel records
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Common questions
Has Lil' School had any serious violations?
California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 4, 2025, for teacher qualifications and duties. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Lil' School?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does Lil' School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lil' School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Citrus Heights, was $1,400 a month for infants (about $1,770 today), $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) and $840 a month for school-age children (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lil' School?
The licensee is Cadence Education LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Celeste Doran.
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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 343625410 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.