Mt. St. Mary Academy
Mt. St. Mary Academy is a licensed child care center in Grass Valley, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #9 of 16 centers in Grass Valley and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by acknowledging that they missed the deadline and will only be completing their testing on August 30th, 2023. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Mt. St. Mary Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mt. St. Mary Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Mt. St. Mary Academy compare with other daycares in Grass Valley?
It is #9 of 16 centers in Grass Valley by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mt. St. Mary Academy last inspected?
Jan 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mt. St. Mary Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mt. St. Mary Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Nevada County, which includes Grass Valley, was $908 a month for preschoolers (about $1,150 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mt. St. Mary Academy?
The licensee is Pastor Of St. Patrick Parish, Grass Valley, and the administrator listed with the state is Nikki Fassler.
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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 293623806 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.