Daycares in Auburn, CA

All 31 licensed child care facilities in Auburn, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in California: about $1,670/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in California

31licensed daycares
4.5average safety rating
84%with a clean record
5with violations on record
#DaycareRatingViolations (2 yr)Capacity
1HUGS-N-SMILES PRESCHOOL AND DAYCARE1273 HIGH STREET4.8None30
2ARD DISCOVERY CLUB-AUBURN ELEMENTARY11400 LARIAT RANCH ROAD4.6None28
3BROWN, FREDENE4.6None14
4CHILDS, JOAN4.6None14
5COOK, KIMBERLY4.6None14
6CUNNINGHAM, ROBIN4.6None14
7DISCOVERY CLUB -SKYRIDGE800 PERKINS WY4.6None60
8KIDZCOMMUNITY - CLIPPER GAP HEAD START (PS)15820 APPLEGATE ROAD4.6None24
9MADSEN, ROBYN4.6None14
10RICH, REBECCA4.6None14
11ROOT, NICHOLE4.6None14
12SIERRA COLLEGE AUBURN STATE PRESCHOOL3050 BELL ROAD4.6None72
13SIMPSON, GLENN4.6None14
14TANNER, MARY4.6None14
15TUTOR TOTTER, INC.220 CHRISTIAN VALLEY ROAD4.6None29
16LILY PAD EARLY LEARNING CENTER, INC.1388 LINCOLN WAY4.6None33
17VERLING, EMILY4.6114
18CONFLUENCE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL202 DAIRY ROAD4.5None24
19COSTA, CRISTINA4.5None14
20EAGAN, KACY4.5None14
21JOHNSON, SHANNON4.5None14
22LOVING START AUBURN1273 HIGH STREET4.5None130
23WALLACE, I. SCHELLY4.5None14
24O'BRIEN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER4035 GRASS VALLEY HWY, STE K4.54 · 1 high-risk18
25BELLS PRESCHOOL & CHILDCARE10810 ATWOOD ROAD4.4None36
26BELLS PRESCHOOL & CHILDCARE10810 ATWOOD ROAD4.4None24
27KIDZCOMMUNITY EARLY LEARNING CENTER, ROCK CREEK3050 BELL ROAD4.4None24
28KOBLE-PROTHERO, REBECKA4.4None14
29LILY PAD EARLY LEARNING CENTER, INC.1388 LINCOLN WAY4.4None19
30O'BRIEN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER4035 GRASS VALLEY HWY, STE K4.43 · 1 high-risk32
31KCE CHAMPIONS LLC @ EV CAIN150 PALM AVE4.3None60

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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