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Childery

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1500 MEREDITH AVENUE, GUSTINE, CA 95322Childery Rating: 4/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    4 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    4 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 100% violation rate, no complaints on record, and a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes California's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. California caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:12. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Annual training isn't required by the state. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.

Quality Recognitions & Accreditations

Accreditations
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
  • National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
  • National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
  • National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited

Facility Info

Facility type
Child Care Center
Age groups served
Not Available
Licensed capacity
28
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:4Not Regulated
Toddlers1:612
Preschool1:12Not Regulated

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
High School Diploma

Inspection History

1 Inspection Visit Since 2023 · 1 Finding
Most recent: Mar 4, 2026⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
1 Important

Across 1 inspection since 2023, the issues cited most often were Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (1). The single finding was not critical.

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  1. Jan 31, 20231 Finding1 Important
    • WD 1597.16(a)(1) Assembly Bill 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018 Requires All Child Care Centers (CCC) That Are Located in Buildings Condtructed Before January 1, 2010 to Test…

      Based on record review and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Today, licensee could not provide proof that water lead testing was completed by the cut off date of January 1, 2023 as required. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. POC Due Date: 02/28/2023

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