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Skycrest State Preschool

5641 Mariposa Avenue, Citrus Heights, CA 95610 · Sacramento County
Child care center (preschool)

Skycrest State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Citrus Heights, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 #14 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights 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 #14 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights
1Type A citations
1Type B citations
5Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 8, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 8, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJan 8, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citationOct 22, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 14, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 5, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundMay 10, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 6, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type AOct 22, 2024Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as a child left the classroom without supervision of staff for approximately 1 minute, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. Facility self reported and submitted a written Unusual Incident Report (UIR) to the department.
Plan of correction due Oct 23, 2024
Type BMay 5, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Indoor activity space §101238.3(b)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA observed staining on area rugs in classroom C1, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 5, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedDec 19, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Oct 30, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity48 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 5, 2000
LicenseeSan Juan Unified School District
AdministratorGail Kozaiku
Phone(916) 867-2103
State facility #340319284

Common questions

Does Skycrest State Preschool take infants?

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

Has Skycrest State Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 22, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Skycrest State Preschool?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Skycrest State Preschool compare with other daycares in Citrus Heights?

It is tied for #14 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights 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 Skycrest State Preschool last inspected?

Jun 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Skycrest State Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Skycrest State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Citrus Heights, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Skycrest State Preschool?

The licensee is San Juan Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Gail Kozaiku.

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 340319284 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.