St. John's Preschool & Childcare Center
St. John's Preschool & Childcare Center is a licensed child care center in Woodland, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, both of them Type A (the most serious). All 2 came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 27 centers in Woodland and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews conducted, it was revealed that multiple staff have picked up a child in different manners, to make them go to certain areas/ follow directions. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Facility will conduct a staff meeting on personal rights and how to speak to children. Facility will submit meeting notes signed by all staff to LPA by
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About this center
Common questions
Does St. John's Preschool & Childcare Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. John's Preschool & Childcare Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 13, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about St. John's Preschool & Childcare Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does St. John's Preschool & Childcare Center compare with other daycares in Woodland?
It is tied for #22 of 27 centers in Woodland by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was St. John's Preschool & Childcare Center last inspected?
Apr 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. John's Preschool & Childcare Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. John's Preschool & Childcare Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Yolo County, which includes Woodland, was $1,197 a month for preschoolers (about $1,510 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. John's Preschool & Childcare Center?
The licensee is St. John's United Church Of Christ, and the administrator listed with the state is Shiloh Beard.
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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 573600895 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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