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Licensed daycares in 96161Truckee, CA

There are 22 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 96161 — 16 licensed centers and 6 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 16 violations across 50 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.32 violations per inspection, which is below the Truckee average of 0.52.

13 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is caregiver-to-child ratio (6 citations), followed by supervision (5). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 22 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

13 providers.

Abundiz, Angelica

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Dec 18, 2024

0 violationsActive
Aguilar, Juan

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Jul 15, 2025

0 violationsActive
Community Arts Center

Center · Capacity 27 · 10046 CHURCH STREET · Last inspected Apr 29, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

8 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Little Gems Of The Sierra Preschool, Inc.

Center · Capacity 30 · 12716 NORTHWOODS BLVD #3 & #5 · Last inspected Apr 29, 2026

1 violationActive
Miller, Hollie

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Sep 19, 2024

1 violationActive
Play Date Preschool & Daycare

Center · Capacity 42 · 10114 DORCHESTER DR, SUITE 101 · Last inspected Oct 8, 2024

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

1 provider. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Gonzalez, Maria

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Jun 22, 2026

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 96161

Caregiver-to-child ratio is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by supervision. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

2

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

3

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

Data synced from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division on Jul 8, 2026. Source records · Report an error