Zion Child Care Center · Preschool, Lodi
Zion Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Lodi, CA, licensed for up to 84 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 24 centers in Lodi and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by former childcare staff grabbed child # 1 on the wrist while C#1 attended the childcare center in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
a child breaking a toilet, while not having visual supervision, behind a closed bathroom stall door on or about February 2024.
staff member supervising a classroom with more than 12 preschool aged children on 03/07/2024. 1 Director Sawyer will conduct training on ratio and supervision at monthly staff meeting. LPA will conduct an inspection to clear the POC.
an unusual incident in February 2024 not being reported to the Department and an LIC 624 not being submitted within 7 days.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not adequately supervise a daycare child while using the restroom.
Facility is out of ratio.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Zion Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Zion Child Care Center had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 21, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Zion Child Care Center?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Zion Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Lodi?
It is tied for #22 of 24 centers in Lodi by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Zion Child Care Center last inspected?
Sep 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Zion Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Zion Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Lodi, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Zion Child Care Center?
The licensee is Zion Reformed Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Sawyer.
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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 393616059 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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