Prairie Elementary
Prairie Elementary is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 118 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #229 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement has not been met by evidence: Incident that occurred on 1/29/24. This is considered as a 1 Facility self reported the incident. Program Specialist that they have an all staff training that they address the situation and will submit to LPA by POC date 2/8/24. immediate risk to the children in care. 8
Based on results of a test conduct on faucets on March 08, 2023, indicated three faucets exceeded 5.5 ppb requirement. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care if not corrected.
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Common questions
Does Prairie Elementary take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Prairie Elementary had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 7, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Prairie Elementary compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #229 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Prairie Elementary last inspected?
May 29, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Prairie Elementary cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Prairie Elementary for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Sacramento, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Prairie Elementary?
The licensee is Elk Grove Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Susan Tseng.
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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 340318126 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.