Nichols Preschool

1301 South Crescent Avenue, Lodi, CA 95240 · Sacramento County

Child care center (preschool)

Nichols Preschool is a licensed child care center in Lodi, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 24 centers in Lodi and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations

Tied for #1 of 24 centers in Lodi

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

4Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 15, 2026

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceOct 12, 2018

LicenseeLodi Unified School District

AdministratorDanya Aspera

Phone(209) 331-7252

State facility #343622733

Common questions

Does Nichols Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Nichols Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Nichols Preschool compare with other daycares in Lodi?

It is tied for #1 of 24 centers in Lodi by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Nichols Preschool last inspected?

Sep 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Nichols Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Nichols Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Lodi, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Nichols Preschool?

The licensee is Lodi Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Danya Aspera.

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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 343622733 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.