Tulelake Preschool
Tulelake Preschool is a licensed child care center in Tulelake, CA, licensed for up to 38 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 3 centers in Modoc County and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, facility does not have a carbon monoxide detector in the class room which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, by having cleaning solutions accessible to children 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 4 counts, S1 - S4 personnel files not being maintained which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the facility had 1 fauce with lead test results exceeding 5 ppb of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Tulelake Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Tulelake Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 15, 2024, for carbon monoxide detectors. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Tulelake Preschool compare with other daycares in Modoc County?
It is #3 of 3 centers in Modoc County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Tulelake Preschool last inspected?
May 13, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Tulelake Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tulelake Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Modoc County, which includes Tulelake, was $728 a month for preschoolers (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Tulelake Preschool?
The licensee is Modoc County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Veronica Chavez.
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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 255406110 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.