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Little Sunshine's Playhouse & Ps - Granite Bay · Infant Center, Granite Bay

5370 Douglas Blvd, Granite Bay, CA 95746 · Placer County
1 substantiated complaint Infant center

Little Sunshine's Playhouse & Ps - Granite Bay is a licensed child care center in Granite Bay, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 9 centers in Granite Bay and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 72% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#7 of 9 centers in Granite Bay
2 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
5 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 10, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Dec 10, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Dec 19, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Nov 15, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 3, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found May 24, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found May 13, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 5, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 24, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Dec 6, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Nov 19, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 2
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Oct 3, 2024 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)(3)
Personal Rights. (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2)To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations... (3)To be free from ..., infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation... This requirement was not met as evidenced 1 Facility representative stated that a behavior modification plan will be set in place to address Child 1's behavior. Child 1 will not be in attendance until a meeting with the parents has occurred and the behavior modification plan has been agreed to. Another offense will result in gathered during the investigation shows that the facility failed to address continuing biting from Child 1, which posed/poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. This was corroborated by LPAs interviews with witnesses, file review, and documented evidence. 8 the child being sent home, a repeated offesne will result in the child being kept home for two days. A third offense will result in termination of services. Moving forward facility plans to address these types of situations sooner in…
Plan of correction due Oct 7, 2024
Type A May 24, 2024 Case management visit (incident) Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Personal Rights.(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met as Facility is requireing all children to wear shoes before going to the playground. The facility has also got sewer caps to prevent possible injury. The facility has also developed procedures for staff to determine if conditions on the playground are safe or not for children. evidenced by the second degree burns C1 sustained on 05/10/2024, when they were allowed to walk on the playground barefoot. This posed and immediate risk to health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8
Plan of correction due May 27, 2024
Type B Nov 19, 2021 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as Staff #1 did not have current completion of the required Mandated Reporter Training, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 10, 2021

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Oct 3, 2024 Complaint investigation received Oct 2, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Facility is not providing a safe environment to children in care.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 48 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Nov 22, 2017
Licensee Lsp Granite Bay, INC
Administrator Chealese Gardner
Phone (916) 605-0217
State facility # 313622152
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Common questions

Does Little Sunshine's Playhouse & Ps - Granite Bay take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Little Sunshine's Playhouse & Ps - Granite Bay had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 3, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Little Sunshine's Playhouse & Ps - Granite Bay?

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

How does Little Sunshine's Playhouse & Ps - Granite Bay compare with other daycares in Granite Bay?

It is #7 of 9 centers in Granite Bay by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Little Sunshine's Playhouse & Ps - Granite Bay last inspected?

Dec 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Little Sunshine's Playhouse & Ps - Granite Bay cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Sunshine's Playhouse & Ps - Granite Bay for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Placer County, which includes Granite Bay, was $1,502 a month for infants (about $1,890 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Little Sunshine's Playhouse & Ps - Granite Bay?

The licensee is Lsp Granite Bay, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Chealese Gardner.

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 313622152 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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