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Licensed daycares in 95973Chico, CA

There are 18 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 95973 — 7 licensed centers and 11 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 18 violations across 65 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.28 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Chico average of 0.31.

12 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 health and medication (9 citations), followed by supervision (7). 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 18 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

13 providers.

Brownfield Family Child Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Feb 4, 2026

0 violationsActive
E Center Hs Pgms - Fairview Center

Center · Capacity 20 · 290 EAST AVE. · Last inspected Apr 14, 2025

0 violationsActive
E Center Hs Pgms - Mariposa

Center · Capacity 40 · 2603 MARIPOSA AVE · Last inspected Apr 14, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Enchanted Play Infant & Preschool Center

Center · Capacity 30 · 3312 ESPLANADE · Last inspected Mar 19, 2025

2 violationsActive
Kinder Kids

Center · Capacity 45 · 2845 ESPLANADE · Last inspected Oct 14, 2025

2 violationsActive
Montes, Alma & Andrea Family Child Care Home

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Feb 3, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Creative Scholars Academy Preschool

Center · Capacity 58 · 120 YELLOWSTONE DR. · Last inspected Dec 18, 2025

5 violationsActive
Enchanted Play Infant & Preschool Center

Center · Capacity 27 · 3312 ESPLANADE · Last inspected Apr 23, 2026

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 95973

Health and medication is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by supervision. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

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

2

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

3

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

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