Peregrine School · 2650 Lillard Drive, Preschool, Davis
Peregrine School is a licensed child care center in Davis, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 4 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #29 of 31 centers in Davis and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above where children were not properly supervised resulting in a child being left on a playground unattended, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Facility will produce a zoning map plan and post in all classrooms. Director will submit signed meeting notes and as well copies of walky talky log and zoning map to LPA for one week post meeting. ABSENCE OF SUPERVISION AND REPEAT CIVIL PENALTIES ASSESSED
Based on interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above where one child was was left inside the classroom alone without staff supervision, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews conducted, it was revealed children were left without proper supervision on 6/23/23, 2/9/24 and 4/26/24. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care
LPA provided copies of LIC624 for facility to use. Facility will send reports for incidents on 4/26/24, 2/9/24 and 6/23/23. Director stated they will call the officer of the day or LPA with any questions regarding if an incident needs to be reported or not Facility did not inform CCLD of the unusual incident that occurrent, within 24 hours, nor did she submit a LIC624 within 7 days. This is a potential health and sfety risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where no documentation of fire drills was observed since 5/2022, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 medications without unaltered prescription labels, 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 14 out of 64 children were not signed in upon arrival, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not provide adequate care and supervision to daycare children
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Common questions
Does Peregrine School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Peregrine School had any serious violations?
California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 23, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Peregrine School?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Peregrine School compare with other daycares in Davis?
It is #29 of 31 centers in Davis by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Peregrine School last inspected?
Aug 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Peregrine School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Peregrine School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Yolo County, which includes Davis, was $1,197 a month for preschoolers (about $1,510 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Peregrine School?
The licensee is The Peregrine Project, and the administrator listed with the state is Gabriela Cortez.
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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 573619923 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.