Waterford Child Development Center · Preschool, Waterford
Waterford Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Waterford, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #61 of 127 centers in Stanislaus County and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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(a) California’s Action Level for lead in water at Child Care Centers is 5 ppb. (b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. Testing results with fractional ppb readings of less than 0.5 ppb shall be rounded. down to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. (2) Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. (c) If testing indicates an Action Level Exceedance at any water outlet, the water from that outlet is deemed not safe to drink and an immediate response pursuant to section 101704 shall be required. Director had outlet Q capped off and the outlet is no longer able to be used. Director agrees to notified parents and guardians and posted (ALE) results at a reasonable location by
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Does Waterford Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Waterford Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Waterford Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Stanislaus County?
It is tied for #61 of 127 centers in Stanislaus County by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Waterford Child Development Center last inspected?
Feb 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Waterford Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Waterford Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Stanislaus County, which includes Waterford, was $710 a month for preschoolers (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Waterford Child Development Center?
The licensee is Waterford Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Diane Callahan.
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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 500319400 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.