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Yurok Tribe Early Childhood Education Ctr.

3400 Erie Street, Eureka, CA 95501 · Humboldt County
Child care center (preschool)

Yurok Tribe Early Childhood Education Ctr. is a licensed child care center in Eureka, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #14 of 17 centers in Eureka and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
#14 of 17 centers in Eureka
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 29, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Mar 26, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 29, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Apr 29, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 13, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Nov 9, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 1
Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Apr 29, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1)... 1 Faciltiy representative stated that facility had a staff meeting and went over supervision policies and best practices. Facility represenattive submitted written proof of correction during visit. POC cleared at time of visit. and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met evidenced by interviews and records review. C1 was left outside fro approximately 2-3 minutes during transition which poses a possible risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8
Plan of correction due May 29, 2025
Type B Mar 13, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to two drinking fountain fixtures tested above the allowable lead amounts which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 12, 2024

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About this center

Licensed capacity 75 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 31, 2012
Licensee Yurok Tribe
Administrator Jesika Sheaf
Phone (707) 444-0433
State facility # 125406166
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Common questions

Does Yurok Tribe Early Childhood Education Ctr. take infants?

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

Has Yurok Tribe Early Childhood Education Ctr. had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Yurok Tribe Early Childhood Education Ctr. compare with other daycares in Eureka?

It is #14 of 17 centers in Eureka by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Yurok Tribe Early Childhood Education Ctr. last inspected?

Apr 29, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Yurok Tribe Early Childhood Education Ctr. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Yurok Tribe Early Childhood Education Ctr. 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 Yurok Tribe Early Childhood Education Ctr.?

The licensee is Yurok Tribe, and the administrator listed with the state is Jesika Sheaf.

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 125406166 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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