Sunny Grove Preschool & Childcare · Preschool, Modesto
Sunny Grove Preschool & Childcare was a licensed child care center in Modesto, CA, licensed for up to 45 children. Its license closed around July 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it twice, investigated 3 complaints (1 substantiated) and issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in, records reviewed revealed 1 out of the 6 files reviewed was missing mandated reporter training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in, 2 out of 6 files review did not have staff health screenings. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
staff and parent interviews confirmed that 1 Director Elisha Hawkins immediately sent a mass email has been sent to the parents of the children that volunteers are no longer allowed. Director will have parents sign a policy that no volunteers are allowed. adult #1 (A1) was observed "lingering" in classroom and providing care and supervision to children other than there own and A1 is does not have fingerprint clearance or a volunteer file which poses an immediate threat to the health, safety and well being of children in care
LPA interviews confirmed that facility was Classrooms were operating out of ratio. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff is allowing an adult to provide care and supervision of the daycare child.
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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 503810203 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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