Little Treasures Infant Center
Little Treasures Infant Center is a licensed child care center in Chico, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #11 of 47 centers in Chico and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one child (C5) out of six child files missing immunizations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Little Treasures Infant Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Little Treasures Infant Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Little Treasures Infant Center compare with other daycares in Chico?
It is tied for #11 of 47 centers in Chico by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Treasures Infant Center last inspected?
May 14, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Little Treasures Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Treasures 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 Treasures Infant Center?
The licensee is Michelle Nitzen, and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Nitzen.
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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 045408050 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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