Mi Escuelita Maya P/S & Childrens Performing Arts
Mi Escuelita Maya P/S & Childrens Performing Arts is a licensed child care center in Chico, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #40 of 47 centers in Chico and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in cleaning compound found in unlocked shed on playground which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two staff members S2 & S3 have expired mandated reporter certificates which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature... This requirement was not met as evidence by: S1 is no longer working at the facility. Licensee to hold an all staff meeting regarding personal rights. Agenda and attendance sheet shall be submitted to CCL by 3/17/25. erica.laird@dss.ca.gov Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Mi Escuelita Maya P/S & Childrens Performing Arts take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mi Escuelita Maya P/S & Childrens Performing Arts had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 28, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Mi Escuelita Maya P/S & Childrens Performing Arts compare with other daycares in Chico?
It is #40 of 47 centers in Chico by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mi Escuelita Maya P/S & Childrens Performing Arts last inspected?
Mar 25, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Mi Escuelita Maya P/S & Childrens Performing Arts cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mi Escuelita Maya P/S & Childrens Performing Arts for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Butte County, which includes Chico, was $695 a month for preschoolers (about $880 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mi Escuelita Maya P/S & Childrens Performing Arts?
The licensee is Mis Corazones, Corp., and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Trenda.
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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 045405067 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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