How many daycares are in Chico, CA?

There are 158 licensed daycares in Chico, California, including 117 child care centers and 41 family child care homes.

How many daycares in Chico have clean inspection records?

35 of 158 daycares in Chico have zero citations on their inspection record.

How often are daycares in Chico inspected?

California CCLD typically inspects licensed childcare facilities annually or following a complaint. 29 facilities in Chico were inspected in the last 90 days.

What types of child care are available in Chico?

Chico has 117 child care centers (CCC) - facility-based programs typically serving larger groups, and 41 family child care homes (FCC) - home-based programs licensed to care for up to 14 children.

What do Serious and Procedural tags mean on Chico daycares?

California CCLD inspections classify citations by severity. Serious (Type A) citations are violations that pose immediate risk to the health and safety of children. Procedural (Type B) citations are recordkeeping or process violations that don't pose immediate risk. Facilities with no citations on record carry a Clean record tag.

Chico child care

Daycares in Chico, CA

Inspection records, citations, and last-visit dates for every licensed facility, sourced from CCLD public records.

Licensed facilities

158^*CCLD

Clean records: 35^*CCLD

SOURCE

*CCLD: California Community Care Licensing Divisionchild_care_facilities2026-05-05Updated weekly

Acorns to Oaks Preschool and Daycare
2452 Tom Polk Ave
Clean record2026-04-23infants
Acorns to Oaks Preschool and Daycare
2448 Tom Polk
Minor2026-04-23
Acorns to Oaks Preschool and Daycare #3
460 W. East Ave #210
Clean record2026-04-02
Associated Students Children's Center
Csu Chico
Minor2026-01-28
Associated Students Children's Center
California State University
Minor2025-02-28
Brownfield Family Child Care Home
Unavailable
Clean record2026-02-04infants
Castles Preschool
55 Jan Ct.
Minor2026-04-28
Castles Preschool (infant)
55 Jan Ct.
Minor2026-04-06
Chico Child Development Center
115 Oak Street
Minor2026-03-25
Chico Child Development Center
115 Oak Street
Minor2026-03-10
Chico Child Development Center Mission Ranch
120 Mission Ranch Blvd
Serious2026-04-10
Chico Christian Infant Center
2801 Notre Dame Blvd.
Serious2026-03-13
Chico Christian Preschool
2801 Notre Dame Blvd.
Serious2026-01-12
Chico Christian School Age Center
2801 Notre Dame Boulevard
Serious2025-07-21
Chico Montessori Children's House
814 Glenn Street
Minor2026-01-29
Chico Oaks Preschool
1859 Hooker Oak Avenue
Serious2025-10-24
Child Development Laboratory
Modoc Hall - Rm. 131
Clean record2026-01-28
Circles Children's Center
2224 Elm St Bldg C
Minor2025-11-17
Coletti, Melanie Family Child Care Home
Unavailable
Clean record2024-12-06infants
Creative Minds Early Learning Center
973 Palmetto Ave. Suite 1 & 2
Serious2025-09-23
Creative Scholars Academy Infant Center
120 Yellowstone Dr.
Serious2025-12-18
Creative Scholars Academy Preschool
120 Yellowstone Dr.
Minor2026-03-13
E Center Hs Pgms - Chico Center
2205 Elm Street
Clean record2025-11-25
E Center Hs Pgms - Mariposa
2603 Mariposa Ave
Clean record2025-04-14
E Center Hs Pgms - Mariposa Center
2603 Mariposa
Clean record2024-10-28
E Center Hs Pgms - Moss Center
746 Moss Ave.
Minor2025-12-15
Enchanted Play Infant & Preschool Center
3312 Esplanade
Minor2025-03-19
Enchanted Play Infant & Preschool Center
3312 Esplanade
Minor2026-04-23
Enchanted Play Preschool Center Llc
120 Mission Ranch Blvd
Serious2024-06-25
Frison, Tiera Family Child Care Home
Unavailable
Clean record2026-04-29
Gallegos, Imelda Family Child Care Home
Unavailable
Clean record2025-01-29infants
Giannola, Jesica Family Child Care Home
Unavailable
Clean record2024-05-08infants
Haggard, Jessica Family Child Care Home
Unavailable
Clean record2025-07-31infants
Ives, Heather Family Child Care Home
Unavailable
Clean record2026-04-23infants
Kidspark
2477 Forest Ave., Ste. 190
Minor2026-04-06
Kidspark
2477 Forest Ave., Ste. 190
Clean record2026-04-06
Kinder Kids
2845 Esplanade
Minor2025-10-14
The King's Christian Preschool
1137 Arbutus Avenue
Minor2025-11-07
The King's Christian Preschool
1137 Arbutus Ave.
Serious2026-03-12
Kreative Beginnings
2035 Esplanade
Clean record2025-05-02
Kreative Beginnings
2035 Esplanade
Clean record2025-05-02
Laura's Daycare Center & Preschool
475 E. 5th Avenue
Minor2026-04-10
Laura's Infant Center
380 East 5th Avenue
Serious2025-04-23
Laura's Preschool
481 E. 5th Ave.
Serious2026-04-09
Lenzi, Danielle Family Child Care Home
Unavailable
Clean record2024-10-03infants
Little Discoveries Preschool
4 Creative Lane
Serious2025-12-12
Little Discoveries Preschool - Infants
4 Creative Lane
Serious2026-04-15
Little Learners Chico
648 W East Ave Bldg 4 Room 106
Clean record2025-10-16
Little Lions Preschool
1560 Manzanita Ave
Serious2026-01-28
Little Pines Preschool
2022 Franklin Street
Minor2026-03-10

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