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North Cottonwood Preschool

19920 Gas Point Road, Cottonwood, CA 96022 · Shasta County
Child care center (preschool)

North Cottonwood Preschool is a licensed child care center in Cottonwood, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #25 of 55 centers in Shasta County and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #25 of 55 centers in Shasta County
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 18, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 13, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 18, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Oct 5, 2023 · Inspection · citation found May 18, 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

Citations, newest first

Type B Oct 5, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review the faciltiy did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 26, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity 40 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jul 11, 2019
Licensee Cottonwood Union School District
Administrator Rebecca Barnes
Phone (530) 347-1698
State facility # 455407548
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Common questions

Does North Cottonwood Preschool take infants?

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

Has North Cottonwood Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does North Cottonwood Preschool compare with other daycares in Shasta County?

It is tied for #25 of 55 centers in Shasta County by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was North Cottonwood Preschool last inspected?

Oct 18, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does North Cottonwood Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask North Cottonwood Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Shasta County, which includes Cottonwood, was $775 a month for preschoolers (about $980 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs North Cottonwood Preschool?

The licensee is Cottonwood Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Rebecca Barnes.

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 455407548 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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