Salida Child Development Center
Salida Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Salida, CA, licensed for up to 68 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 #61 of 127 centers in Stanislaus County and better than 61% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
(a)California’s Action Level for lead in water at Child Care Centers is 5ppb.(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5ppb or greater shall be rounded up...(1) A result with values of 5.5ppb or greater... Action Level Exceedance. (c) If testing indicates an Action Level Exceedance at any water outlet,the water from that outlet is deemed not safe... 1 Supervisor Beal has ensured outlets are inoperable until levels are deemed safe. LPA observed outlets made inoperable, Supervisor has ensured that all guardians have been notified and outlets still out out of compliance are inoperable and a plan of action is being assessed. Supersor Beal will send in new test results when available. immediate response...This requirement was not met by evidence by:Based on record review provided by Moore Twining Ass.a result of (ALE) 6.1 for outlet A, 21ppb for outlet B, 56ppb for outlet C and 15ppb for outlet G which is out of compliance over the allowable ALE 5.5ppb. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
About this center
Common questions
Does Salida Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Salida Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Salida Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Stanislaus County?
It is tied for #61 of 127 centers in Stanislaus County by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 61% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Salida Child Development Center last inspected?
Feb 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Salida Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Salida Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Stanislaus County, which includes Salida, was $710 a month for preschoolers (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Salida Child Development Center?
The licensee is Salida Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennnifer Beall.
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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 503600806 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.