Winzler Children's Center
Winzler Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Eureka, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #17 of 17 centers in Eureka and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
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.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having lead testing done as of January 1, 2023, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for Child #1 which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interviews and record review, the facility director Elizabeth Rice, did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
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Complaint investigations
Staff handled day care child in a physically inappropriate manner.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Winzler Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Winzler Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 8, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Winzler Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Winzler Children's Center compare with other daycares in Eureka?
It is #17 of 17 centers in Eureka by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Winzler Children's Center last inspected?
Sep 20, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Winzler Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Winzler Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Humboldt County, which includes Eureka, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Winzler Children's Center?
The licensee is Eureka City Schools, and the administrator listed with the state is Church, Opal.
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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 123009260 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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