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Shingletown Early Childhood Learning Center

7746 Ponderosa Way, Shingletown, CA 96088 · Shasta County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months Child care center (preschool)

Shingletown Early Childhood Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Shingletown, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #36 of 55 centers in Shasta County and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #36 of 55 centers in Shasta County
1 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 29, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 23, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 29, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Mar 26, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Feb 13, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Jan 14, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 1
Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Apr 23, 2026 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) 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. 1 The head teacher stated door chimes were placed doors leading to the classroom. Staff discussed staying with adults, not running through the building, and not running in the parking lot. Staff had a meeting on 4/2/26 and discussed steps to prevent future incidents. Based on interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 The head teacher stated she will e-mail meeting notes to LPA by 4/24/26.
Plan of correction due Apr 24, 2026
Type B Mar 26, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of one lead test was not completed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 15, 2024

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About this center

Licensed capacity 30 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jan 8, 1999
Licensee Black Butte Union Elementary School District
Administrator Jamie Brown
Phone (530) 474-4700
State facility # 455401754
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Common questions

Does Shingletown Early Childhood Learning Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Shingletown Early Childhood Learning Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 23, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Shingletown Early Childhood Learning Center compare with other daycares in Shasta County?

It is tied for #36 of 55 centers in Shasta County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Shingletown Early Childhood Learning Center last inspected?

Apr 29, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Shingletown Early Childhood Learning Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shingletown Early Childhood Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Shasta County, which includes Shingletown, was $775 a month for preschoolers (about $980 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Shingletown Early Childhood Learning Center?

The licensee is Black Butte Union Elementary School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Jamie Brown.

Licensed centers nearby

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 455401754 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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