Little Gems of the Sierra Preschool, INC.
Little Gems of the Sierra Preschool, INC. is a licensed child care center in Truckee, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the case of a now-terminated employee striking a child's face after the child kicked them. This posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Has Little Gems of the Sierra Preschool, INC. had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 29, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
When was Little Gems of the Sierra Preschool, INC. last inspected?
Apr 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Gems of the Sierra Preschool, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Gems of the Sierra Preschool, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Nevada County, which includes Truckee, was $1,257 a month for infants (about $1,590 today), $908 a month for preschoolers (about $1,150 today) and $745 a month for school-age children (about $940 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Gems of the Sierra Preschool, INC.?
The licensee is Little Gems Of The Sierra Preschool, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Kalindra Gilkeson.
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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 293626141 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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