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Little Scholars Preschool · Red Bluff

1605 Kimball Rd., Red Bluff, CA 96080 · Tehama County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Little Scholars Preschool is a licensed child care center in Red Bluff, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #9 of 14 centers in Red Bluff and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 54%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
#9 of 14 centers in Red Bluff
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 19, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Oct 13, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 13, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 19, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundAug 7, 2024 · Inspection · no citationSep 6, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications2

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 13, 2025Complaint investigationTraining & qualifications
Director qualifications and duties §101215.1(d)
Based on observation, interview, and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, by the Director not being present during hours of operation which poses an potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 13, 2025
Type BJun 19, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Licensee has expired mandated reporter training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 21, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedOct 13, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jul 22, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedOct 13, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jul 22, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Director not on site during hours of operation
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 23, 2009
LicenseeChristi Szychulda
AdministratorChristi Szychulda
Phone(530) 527-3932
State facility #525405701

Common questions

Does Little Scholars Preschool take infants?

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

Has Little Scholars Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Little Scholars Preschool?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Little Scholars Preschool compare with other daycares in Red Bluff?

It is #9 of 14 centers in Red Bluff 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 Scholars Preschool last inspected?

Jun 19, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Little Scholars Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Scholars Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Tehama County, which includes Red Bluff, was $681 a month for preschoolers (about $860 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Little Scholars Preschool?

The licensee is Christi Szychulda, and the administrator listed with the state is Christi Szychulda.

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 525405701 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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