Smart Start Preschool (Inf)
Smart Start Preschool (Inf) is a licensed child care center in Chico, CA, licensed for up to 19 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 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 47 centers in Chico and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Does Smart Start Preschool (Inf) take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Smart Start Preschool (Inf) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Smart Start Preschool (Inf)?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Smart Start Preschool (Inf) compare with other daycares in Chico?
It is tied for #1 of 47 centers in Chico by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Smart Start Preschool (Inf) last inspected?
Apr 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Smart Start Preschool (Inf) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Smart Start Preschool (Inf) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Butte County, which includes Chico, was $1,105 a month for infants (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Smart Start Preschool (Inf)?
The licensee is Thomas, Julie & Gregory, and the administrator listed with the state is Julie Thomas.
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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 045407716 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.