Middletown Early Connection
Middletown Early Connection is a licensed child care center in Middletown, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #13 of 16 centers in Lake County and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on LPA's record review, two out of four staff files were missing information on their LIC 503 Health-Screening Reports and were not signed by a Medical Physician which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, facility drinking fountains (Site “D”) exceeded the allowable levels of lead in the water, testing at 18 ppb. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Middletown Early Connection take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Middletown Early Connection had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Middletown Early Connection compare with other daycares in Lake County?
It is tied for #13 of 16 centers in Lake County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Middletown Early Connection last inspected?
Oct 30, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Middletown Early Connection cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Middletown Early Connection for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Lake County, which includes Middletown, was $799 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Middletown Early Connection?
The licensee is Lake County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Shelley Wilson.
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21036 Washington Street, Middletown · 0.1 mi away · 8 spotsNo citationsLower Lake Early Connection
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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 173003503 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.