Nina's Early Learning & Child Care Center · Preschool, Stockton
Nina's Early Learning & Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Stockton, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 7). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #87 of 100 centers in Stockton and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having a teacher's proof of completion of Child Care Providers Mandated Reporter in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation LPA observed a trash can filled with waste in food preparartion area. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the Little Tykes Step 2 climbing structure was placed on artifical grass on top of concrete without suffiecient cushioning the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on the interviews and record reviews, it was proven that there were multiple occasions where center was operating out of ratios with one teacher and one assistant which posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Facility representative will also email the signed statements (LIC9224s) to LPA.
Based on observations and teacher’s interviews, S1, S2, and S3 aggressively patted or pounded the children’s backs during naptime, which poses an immediate risk to children in care. 8 Director’s assistant will email LPA the techer's meeting agenda.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
1. Ratio: Staff are operating out of ratio.
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Common questions
Does Nina's Early Learning & Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Nina's Early Learning & Child Care Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 11, 2025, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Nina's Early Learning & Child Care Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Nina's Early Learning & Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Stockton?
It is tied for #87 of 100 centers in Stockton by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Nina's Early Learning & Child Care Center last inspected?
Jul 29, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Nina's Early Learning & Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Nina's Early Learning & Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Stockton, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Nina's Early Learning & Child Care Center?
The licensee is Nina's Early Learning & Child Care Center LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Janeli Mercado.
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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 394500611 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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