Smallville Preschool · Preschool, Carmichael
Smallville Preschool is a licensed child care center in Carmichael, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 27 centers in Carmichael and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Smallville Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Smallville Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Smallville Preschool?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Smallville Preschool compare with other daycares in Carmichael?
It is tied for #1 of 27 centers in Carmichael by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Smallville Preschool last inspected?
Feb 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Smallville Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Smallville Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Carmichael, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Smallville Preschool?
The licensee is Shannon Null, and the administrator listed with the state is Null Shannon.
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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 343614029 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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