Mila's Preschool and Childcare Center · Saint Helena
Mila's Preschool and Childcare Center is a licensed child care center in Saint Helena, CA, licensed for up to 105 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2026. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. All 2 came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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101439.1(f) Cribs shall be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows. This was not met as evidence by: 1 Licensee stated she will submit a written statement of her understanding of infant safe sleep regulations and how her facility will follow infant safe sleep regulations moving forward to to LPA Gaumann via email: jessica.gaumann@dss.ca.gov by 10/07/26 Based on observation, 2 infant children (C1 and C2) to have blankets in the cribs with the infants while the infants were sleeping, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
101439.1(b)(1) Mattresses shall be firm and covered with a fitted sheet that is appropriate to the mattress size, fits tightly on the mattress, and overlaps the underside of the mattress so it cannot be dislodged. This was not met as evidence by: 1 Licensee stated she will submit photo documentation of tight fitting sheets on mattresses in the cribs in the infant room to LPA Gaumann via email: jessica.gaumann@dss.ca.gov by 10/07/26 Based on observation, 2 infant children (C2 and C3) were sleeping on sheets that were loose and not tight fitting on the mattresses in the cribs, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
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Has Mila's Preschool and Childcare Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How much does Mila's Preschool and Childcare Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mila's Preschool and Childcare Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Napa County, which includes Saint Helena, was $1,407 a month for infants (about $1,770 today), $1,025 a month for preschoolers (about $1,290 today) and $838 a month for school-age children (about $1,060 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mila's Preschool and Childcare Center?
The licensee is Milagros Zavaleta, and the administrator listed with the state is Milagros Zavaleta.
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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 283011182 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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