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Williams Children's Center · Preschool, Williams

501 Theater Drive, Williams, CA 95987 · Colusa County
Child care center (preschool)

Williams Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Williams, CA, licensed for up to 46 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. 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 #3 of 6 centers in Williams and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
#3 of 6 centers in Williams
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 2Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 25, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 25, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJan 17, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 29, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 13, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 13, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 16, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 29, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on LPA's observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 After reviewing and viewing the information EPS agrees to provide a written statement on how she all staff will ensure that constant visual supervision will be met. The POC shall be submitted to CCLD on or by 11/29//2024. A sign-in sheet of staff provided with the training shall also be submitted.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJan 17, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Oct 28, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedFeb 13, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Nov 29, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity46 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 1, 2001
LicenseeColusa County Office Of Education
AdministratorVicki Markss
Phone(530) 473-2246
State facility #065402558

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Common questions

Does Williams Children's 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 Williams Children's Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Williams Children's Center?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Williams Children's Center compare with other daycares in Williams?

It is #3 of 6 centers in Williams by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Williams Children's Center last inspected?

Mar 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Williams Children's Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Williams Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Colusa County, which includes Williams, was $900 a month for preschoolers (about $1,130 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Williams Children's Center?

The licensee is Colusa County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Vicki Markss.

Licensed centers nearby

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 065402558 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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