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Noralto Preschool Center

477 Las Palmas Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95815 · Sacramento County
Child care center (preschool)

Noralto Preschool Center is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #164 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #164 of 275 centers in Sacramento
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 20, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 7, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 20, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Nov 17, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jun 20, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(b)(1)
Based on observation, interview, andrecord review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which LPA inspected two separate play structures outside with little to no shade for children to rest. One of the playgrounds have a small canopy covering less than half of the play structure. The other have no shade provided, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 22, 2024
Type B Jun 20, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on observation, interview, and record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 1 out of 3 staff files is missing the LIC503 Heath Screening form, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 22, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity 48 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Nov 24, 2004
Licensee Twin Rivers Unified School District
Administrator Melia Savage
Phone (916) 566-2700
State facility # 343610472
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Common questions

Does Noralto Preschool Center take infants?

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

Has Noralto Preschool Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Noralto Preschool Center compare with other daycares in Sacramento?

It is tied for #164 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Noralto Preschool Center last inspected?

Jun 20, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Noralto Preschool Center cost?

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

Who runs Noralto Preschool Center?

The licensee is Twin Rivers Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Melia Savage.

Licensed centers nearby

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 343610472 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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