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St. Helen's Junior Kindergarten Preschool

4888 E. Belmont Avenue, Fresno, CA 93727 · Fresno County
Child care center (preschool)

St. Helen's Junior Kindergarten Preschool is a licensed child care center in Fresno, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #86 of 205 centers in Fresno and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 45% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #86 of 205 centers in Fresno
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 5, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 5, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Apr 19, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Aug 29, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Apr 19, 2024 Case management visit (other) Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
101170(e)(1) and H&S 1596.871- Prior to working or volunteering in a licensed child care facility, all individuals subject to a criminal record review shall obtain a clearance or criminal record exemption. Site Supervisor Anna Banuelos directed staff #2 to go complete Live Scan process with LIC 9163 that was provided by LPM Brannon and LPA Mendoza today 04/19/2024. Staff #2 was directed to follow up with facility and DSS and submit proof that Live Scan was completed today 04/19/2024. A review of staff records indicated that staff #2 did not utilize DSS's Live Scan Form to be properly cleared to work onsite. This poses a potential risk to children.
Plan of correction due Apr 19, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity 30 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 22, 1996
Licensee Diocese Of Fresno Education Corporation
Administrator Anna Banuelos
Phone (559) 251-4846
State facility # 103801249
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Common questions

Does St. Helen's Junior Kindergarten Preschool take infants?

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

Has St. Helen's Junior Kindergarten Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does St. Helen's Junior Kindergarten Preschool compare with other daycares in Fresno?

It is tied for #86 of 205 centers in Fresno by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was St. Helen's Junior Kindergarten Preschool last inspected?

Jun 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does St. Helen's Junior Kindergarten Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Helen's Junior Kindergarten Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Fresno County, which includes Fresno, was $858 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs St. Helen's Junior Kindergarten Preschool?

The licensee is Diocese Of Fresno Education Corporation, and the administrator listed with the state is Anna Banuelos.

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 103801249 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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