Little Pines Preschool
Little Pines Preschool is a licensed child care center in Chico, CA, licensed for up to 23 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 47 centers in Chico and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observations and interview, the director did not ensure the personal rights of children in care in that five of five children in care (C1 – C5) did not wear face coverings while in the facility, as required by the Order of the State Public Health Officer (June 11, 2021), and an individual face covering exception did not apply. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility is not following COVID-19 mask requirements for children.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Little Pines Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Pines Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Little Pines Preschool?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Little Pines Preschool compare with other daycares in Chico?
It is tied for #16 of 47 centers in Chico by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Pines Preschool last inspected?
Nov 14, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Pines Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Pines Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Butte County, which includes Chico, was $695 a month for preschoolers (about $880 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Pines Preschool?
The licensee is Andrea Drane, and the administrator listed with the state is Shelly Tellez.
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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 045407962 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.