Noah's Ark Preschool · Stockton

5480 North Highway 99, Stockton, CA 95212 · San Joaquin County

Child care center (preschool)

Noah's Ark Preschool is a licensed child care center in Stockton, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. 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 100 centers in Stockton 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 100 centers in Stockton

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 Oct 16, 2025

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 capacity48 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceOct 19, 2006

LicenseeStockton Baptist Church

AdministratorLinda Kihlthau

Phone(209) 931-6101

State facility #393611582

Common questions

Does Noah's Ark Preschool take infants?

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

Has Noah's Ark Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Noah's Ark Preschool compare with other daycares in Stockton?

It is tied for #1 of 100 centers in Stockton by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Noah's Ark Preschool last inspected?

Oct 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Noah's Ark Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Noah's Ark Preschool 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 Noah's Ark Preschool?

The licensee is Stockton Baptist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Linda Kihlthau.

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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 393611582 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.