Little Pines Preschool Infant Center
Little Pines Preschool Infant Center is a licensed child care center in Chico, CA, licensed for up to 8 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 47 centers in Chico and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two infants in care are missing a physician's report 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 facility staff no maintaining 15 minute check logs which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Pines Preschool Infant Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Little Pines Preschool Infant Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Little Pines Preschool Infant Center compare with other daycares in Chico?
It is tied for #24 of 47 centers in Chico by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Pines Preschool Infant Center last inspected?
Nov 14, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Little Pines Preschool Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Pines Preschool Infant Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Butte County, which includes Chico, was $1,105 a month for infants (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Pines Preschool Infant Center?
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 045407961 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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