Little Gems of the Sierra · 12640 Union Mills Road, Truckee

12640 Union Mills Road, Truckee, CA 96161 · Nevada County

Closed Child care center (preschool)

This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jul 20, 2024. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Little Gems of the Sierra was a licensed child care center in Truckee, CA, licensed for up to 65 children. Its license closed around July 2024. Since February 2021, the state inspected it once and issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0 Type A citations

1 Type B citations

1 Inspections

0 Complaints investigated

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jul 27, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety

Outdoor activity space §101238.2(g)

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to areas of the wire fence failing to meet the 4 foot requirement after damage from winter snows. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Aug 24, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 65 children

License type Child care center (preschool)

License status Closed

Licensed since Jul 15, 2022

Closed Jul 20, 2024

Licensee Little Gems

Last administrator Andora Fierro

State facility # 293624330

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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 293624330 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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