O'Brien Child Development Center
O'Brien Child Development Center was a licensed child care center in Auburn, CA, licensed for up to 32 children. Its license closed around September 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 5 times and investigated 6 complaints, 3 substantiated, and issued 5 citations, 3 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
the facility who did not contact 911 when a child had a medical emergency and the appearance and responsiveness of the child changed which is an immediate health and safety threat to the children in care.
a stomach bug or the norovirus with 4 confirmed cases that was not reported to the Department of Public Health and Licensing which is a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
aides left supervising 5 preschool children with no supervision of a teacher which is an immediate health and safety concern to the children in care. LPA will conduct a return inspection to verify that the deficiency has been cleared.
Based on interviews with the director there was some children that did not have files at the facility, including their emergency contact information. 1 Director now has emergency cards for each child located in a central box that staff can access. Deficiency cleared at time of visit. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The director states the facility will hire qualified staff to assist if the director is in a different location of the children or in cases of an emergency. LPA will return to clear plan of correction. Three children were in the back left room with no staff supervision playing as the director was changing a child's pull up in the bathroom which is an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility did not call 911 knowing the child had a medical emergency
Staff did not report the facility outbreak to the appropriate parties
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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 313620289 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.