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Loving Start Auburn

1273 High Street, Auburn, CA 95603 · Placer County
Child care center (preschool)

Loving Start Auburn is a licensed child care center in Auburn, CA, licensed for up to 130 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #4 of 9 centers in Auburn and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #4 of 9 centers in Auburn
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 17, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 17, 2026 · Inspection · no citationAug 1, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 24, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 3, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 3, 2022InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Drinking Water §101239.2(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the two faucets being used tested with lead level exceedance which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 10, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity130 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 23, 2016
LicenseeFarman,amber
AdministratorShannon Booth
Phone(916) 303-0851
State facility #313621208

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Common questions

Does Loving Start Auburn take infants?

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

Has Loving Start Auburn had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Loving Start Auburn compare with other daycares in Auburn?

It is tied for #4 of 9 centers in Auburn 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 Loving Start Auburn last inspected?

Jul 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Loving Start Auburn cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Loving Start Auburn for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Placer County, which includes Auburn, was $1,060 a month for preschoolers (about $1,340 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Loving Start Auburn?

The licensee is Farman,amber, and the administrator listed with the state is Shannon Booth.

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 313621208 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.