Mary Bird Early Childhood Education Center
Mary Bird Early Childhood Education Center is a licensed child care center in Fairfield, CA, licensed for up to 288 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #20 of 39 centers in Fairfield and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews conducted it has been determined that facility staff failed to provide adequate supervision resulting in a child (C1) getting stuck in a pipe on the playground, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 maps that same day. D1 stated she will submit a written statement including the policy changes that have been implemented and details of the 06/02/26 training to LPA Gaumann via email: jessica.gaumann@dss.ca.gov
About this center
Common questions
Does Mary Bird Early Childhood Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mary Bird Early Childhood Education Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 9, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Mary Bird Early Childhood Education Center compare with other daycares in Fairfield?
It is tied for #20 of 39 centers in Fairfield 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 Mary Bird Early Childhood Education Center last inspected?
May 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mary Bird Early Childhood Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mary Bird Early Childhood Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Solano County, which includes Fairfield, was $1,003 a month for preschoolers (about $1,270 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mary Bird Early Childhood Education Center?
The licensee is Fairfield-suisun Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Kimberly Hathaway.
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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 483009256 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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