Lotus Center
Lotus Center is a licensed child care center in Red Bluff, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #13 of 14 centers in Red Bluff and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirment was not met as evidence by: 1 Site Supervisor will host staff meeting and review supervision regualtions and faciltiies transition policy. Site Supervisor will have all staff sign statement that they understand and will comply with regulations and policies and submit to LPA Sims via email by 03/06/26 Based on observation of video footage and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by C1 being unsupervised for 3 minutes outside which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care 8
About this center
Common questions
Does Lotus Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Lotus Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 5, 2026, for responsibility for providing care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Lotus Center compare with other daycares in Red Bluff?
It is #13 of 14 centers in Red Bluff by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Lotus Center last inspected?
Jun 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lotus Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lotus Center 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 Lotus Center?
The licensee is Northern California Child Developtment, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Gonzalez.
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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 525408231 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.