Willow Creek Elementary School District Preschool
Willow Creek Elementary School District Preschool is a licensed child care center in Montague, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the facility had one faucet with lead test results exceeding 5 ppb of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. The licensee has made the faucets temporarily inaccessible by placing a bag over the faucet. The licensee plans to replace and retest the faucet. Retesting documents will be submitted within 2 weeks of the completed sampling.
1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. 1 Community Care Licensing received proof of testing. Citation cleared.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Willow Creek Elementary School District Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Willow Creek Elementary School District Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
When was Willow Creek Elementary School District Preschool last inspected?
Mar 11, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Willow Creek Elementary School District Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Willow Creek Elementary School District Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Siskiyou County, which includes Montague, was $690 a month for preschoolers (about $870 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Willow Creek Elementary School District Preschool?
The licensee is Willow Creek Elementary School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Linda Brandts.
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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 475408007 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.