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Little Saplings Preschool

1653 J Street, Eureka, CA 95501 · Humboldt County
Child care center (preschool)

Little Saplings Preschool is a licensed child care center in Eureka, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Eureka and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 17 centers in Eureka
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 30, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 30, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 12, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMar 11, 2024 · Inspection · no citationFeb 24, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 28, 2019
LicenseeCity Of Eureka
AdministratorMiles Slattery
Phone(707) 441-4193
State facility #125407413

Common questions

Does Little Saplings Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Little Saplings Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Little Saplings Preschool compare with other daycares in Eureka?

It is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Eureka by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Little Saplings Preschool last inspected?

Mar 30, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Little Saplings Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Saplings Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Humboldt County, which includes Eureka, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Little Saplings Preschool?

The licensee is City Of Eureka, and the administrator listed with the state is Miles Slattery.

Licensed centers nearby

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 125407413 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.