Mother Lode Mountain Tots Preschool · 23714 State Highway 88, #034500788, Pioneer
Mother Lode Mountain Tots Preschool is a licensed child care center in Pioneer, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed a school aged child comminling with preschool children in the preschool classroom and preschool outdoor play area which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Has Mother Lode Mountain Tots Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 4, 2026, for indoor activity space for infants. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Mother Lode Mountain Tots Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Mother Lode Mountain Tots Preschool last inspected?
Feb 4, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Mother Lode Mountain Tots Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mother Lode Mountain Tots Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Amador County, which includes Pioneer, was $975 a month for infants (about $1,230 today), $681 a month for preschoolers (about $860 today) and $698 a month for school-age children (about $880 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mother Lode Mountain Tots Preschool?
The licensee is Brutina INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Kirbie Allen.
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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 034500788 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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