St. Mel Preschool
St. Mel Preschool is a licensed child care center in Fair Oaks, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. 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 18 centers in Fair Oaks and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does St. Mel Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Mel Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does St. Mel Preschool compare with other daycares in Fair Oaks?
It is tied for #1 of 18 centers in Fair Oaks by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was St. Mel Preschool last inspected?
Sep 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Mel Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Mel Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Fair Oaks, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs St. Mel Preschool?
The licensee is St. Mel Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Whitney Mehrkens.
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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 343622734 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.