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Yosemite Lakes Christian Preschool

43840 Patrick Avenue, Coarsegold, CA 93614 · Madera County
Child care center (preschool)

Yosemite Lakes Christian Preschool is a licensed child care center in Coarsegold, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #41 of 53 centers in Madera County and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #41 of 53 centers in Madera County
0 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
3 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 10, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Feb 10, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Apr 4, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 18, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Dec 7, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 1
Training & qualifications 1
Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Feb 10, 2025 Inspection Caregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Based on record review and interviews conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the facility has not been retested since 2023 in which there were to lead exceedences present, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 10, 2025
Type B Feb 10, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review it was observed by LPA Tate that 3 out of 3 staff did not have current mandated reporter training certificates that adhere to AB1207, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 24, 2025
Type B Apr 4, 2023 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3
(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. This requirement was not met evidence by: Based on record review provided by licensee indicating (ALE) of 13.000 ppb in outlet A and (ALE) of 6.500 in outlet B. 1 Director agrees to submit evidence of…
Plan of correction due May 2, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity 45 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 15, 2004
Licensee Yosemite Lakes Community Church
Administrator Anitra Peterson
Phone (559) 474-8796
State facility # 203808144
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Common questions

Does Yosemite Lakes Christian Preschool take infants?

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

Has Yosemite Lakes Christian Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Yosemite Lakes Christian Preschool compare with other daycares in Madera County?

It is tied for #41 of 53 centers in Madera County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Yosemite Lakes Christian Preschool last inspected?

Feb 10, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Yosemite Lakes Christian Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Yosemite Lakes Christian Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Madera County, which includes Coarsegold, was $823 a month for preschoolers (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Yosemite Lakes Christian Preschool?

The licensee is Yosemite Lakes Community Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Anitra Peterson.

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 203808144 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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