Tahoe Community Nursery School
Tahoe Community Nursery School is a licensed child care center in Tahoe City, CA, licensed for up to 29 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1972. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #140 of 164 centers in Placer County and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to personnel files not being present on site for licensing to review. This poses poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two instances of a loose screw being found camouflaged into the sand play yard, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above after confusion over the requirements of the regulations and failing to conduct a proper inspection, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Tahoe Community Nursery School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Tahoe Community Nursery School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Tahoe Community Nursery School compare with other daycares in Placer County?
It is tied for #140 of 164 centers in Placer County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Tahoe Community Nursery School last inspected?
Sep 16, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Tahoe Community Nursery School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tahoe Community Nursery School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Placer County, which includes Tahoe City, was $1,060 a month for preschoolers (about $1,340 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Tahoe Community Nursery School?
The licensee is Tahoe Community Nursery School (Board), and the administrator listed with the state is Angela Bruno.
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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 310300688 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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