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Yellow Brick Road Preschool and Daycare · School-Age Program, Los Banos

726 I Street, Los Banos, CA 93635 · Merced County
School-age child care center

Yellow Brick Road Preschool and Daycare is a licensed child care center in Los Banos, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #10 of 18 centers in Los Banos 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
#10 of 18 centers in Los Banos
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 5, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 25, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 5, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Mar 20, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Mar 18, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Apr 21, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation May 31, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 11, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Mar 18, 2024 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. During employee records review, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) observed that employee #1 was missing immunizations for Measles, Pertussis, and Influenza and employee #2 was missing the immunization for Influenza and/or signed flu declination form.
Plan of correction due Apr 1, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity 18 children
License type School-age child care center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 25, 2023
Licensee Valley Christian Center Of Los Banos
Administrator Karen Large
Phone (209) 710-4284
State facility # 243810151
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Common questions

Does Yellow Brick Road Preschool and Daycare take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-age children.

Has Yellow Brick Road Preschool and Daycare had any serious violations?

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

How does Yellow Brick Road Preschool and Daycare compare with other daycares in Los Banos?

It is #10 of 18 centers in Los Banos 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 Yellow Brick Road Preschool and Daycare last inspected?

Mar 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Yellow Brick Road Preschool and Daycare cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Yellow Brick Road Preschool and Daycare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Los Banos, was $711 a month for school-age children (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Yellow Brick Road Preschool and Daycare?

The licensee is Valley Christian Center Of Los Banos, and the administrator listed with the state is Karen Large.

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 243810151 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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