LITTLE DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOL
Data Freshness & Provenance
Inspection coverage
12 inspections on record
Active providers
License status: LICENSED
Last refreshed
April 3, 2026
Latest inspection
December 12, 2025
Provenance
California licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring
Quick Facts
These facts are normalized from the official record so they can be quoted directly.
Updated April 3, 2026
- Provider
- LITTLE DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOL
- License number
- Not listed
- Location
- 4 CREATIVE LANE, Chico, CA 95926
- Status
- LICENSED
- Safety grade
- D (Below Average), score 64.1/100
- Inspection record
- 12 inspections, last inspected December 12, 2025
- Provenance
- Official state licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring. Last refreshed April 3, 2026.
Safety Scorecard
18
Total Violations
Dec 12, 2025
Last Inspection
40
Capacity
Complaint History
3 complaint investigations on record.
4
Substantiated
0
Inconclusive
1
Unsubstantiated
Violation Timeline
Violations by month over the last 3 years, colored by severity.
All Violations (18)
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature... This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 staff which poses an immediate safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out 4 staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above towards C1, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected
Type A citation from complaint investigation - immediate risk
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out 4 staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and record review, on 2/21/22 around 5/25 pm C1 was not under visual observation by S1 for…..minutes when C1 was left on the playground.
Type A citation - immediate risk to health, safety, or personal rights
Based on interview and record review on 8/31/21 the indoor air temperature reached 86 degrees F at 4:47 pm (Photo). This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children.
Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected
Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected
(c) Current proof of completion for each licensed child day care provider or applicant for that license, administrator, and employee of a licensed child day care facility shall be submitted to the department upon inspection of the child day care or upon request by the department.
Type A citation from complaint investigation - immediate risk
Type B citation from complaint investigation - potential risk if not corrected
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is LITTLE DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOL's safety grade?
LITTLE DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOL has a safety grade of D (Below Average) based on state inspection data. The composite score is 64.1 out of 100.
How many violations does LITTLE DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOL have?
LITTLE DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOL has 18 total violations on record, including 5 critical, 13 serious, and 0 minor.
When was LITTLE DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOL last inspected?
LITTLE DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOL was last inspected on December 12, 2025.
Has LITTLE DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOL had any complaints?
LITTLE DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOL has 3 complaint investigations on record, with 4 substantiated allegations, 0 inconclusive, and 1 unsubstantiated.