Lily Pad Early Learning Center, INC. · Infant Center, Auburn
Lily Pad Early Learning Center, INC. is a licensed child care center in Auburn, CA, licensed for up to 19 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 9 centers in Auburn and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in two (S1 & S2) out of four staff which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in three (S1, S2, & S3) out of four staff which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one (S4) of the two required staff files reviewed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Lily Pad Early Learning Center, INC. take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Lily Pad Early Learning Center, INC. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Lily Pad Early Learning Center, INC. compare with other daycares in Auburn?
It is #7 of 9 centers in Auburn 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 Lily Pad Early Learning Center, INC. last inspected?
Jan 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lily Pad Early Learning Center, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lily Pad Early Learning Center, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Placer County, which includes Auburn, was $1,502 a month for infants (about $1,890 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lily Pad Early Learning Center, INC.?
The licensee is Lily Pad Learning Ctr, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Zemlicka.
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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 313623319 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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