Pioneer State Preschool
Pioneer State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Pioneer, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 10 centers in Amador County and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Site Supervisor will work with director to identify affected water outlets, flush the water and retest. The water report dated 06/29/2023 revealed that the facility had elevated levels of lead in three outlets. This is a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Pioneer State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Pioneer State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Pioneer State Preschool compare with other daycares in Amador County?
It is tied for #7 of 10 centers in Amador 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 Pioneer State Preschool last inspected?
Oct 22, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Pioneer State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pioneer State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Amador County, which includes Pioneer, was $681 a month for preschoolers (about $860 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Pioneer State Preschool?
The licensee is Amador County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica Vaughn.
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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 030319700 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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