Pine Ridge Children's Center
Pine Ridge Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Magalia, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #44 of 79 centers in Butte County and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers.
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101238.Outdoor Activity Space (g) The playground shall be enclosed by a fence to protect children and to keep them in the outdoor activity area. The fence shall be at least four feet high. 1 Site Supervisor has not been utilizing the playground and will not use the playground until the fencing has been fixed. The School will be closed for Christmas break until January 8, 2024. An outside company is recommended to expedite the repair. Site Supervisor to notifiy CCL as soon as fencing has been completed. This regulation was not met as evidence by: The West facing fence measured between 3.5 feet and 3.7 feet tall. LPA Laird observed an approximate 8 foot drop on the other side of the fence, which poses an immediate risk to children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Outdoor play area fence is 3.5 ft tall.
About this center
Common questions
Does Pine Ridge Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Pine Ridge Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 21, 2023, for outdoor activity space. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Pine Ridge Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Pine Ridge Children's Center compare with other daycares in Butte County?
It is tied for #44 of 79 centers in Butte County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Pine Ridge Children's Center last inspected?
Sep 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Pine Ridge Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pine Ridge Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Butte County, which includes Magalia, was $695 a month for preschoolers (about $880 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Pine Ridge Children's Center?
The licensee is Butte County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Lesley Schapiro.
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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 045406970 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.