Keys To Quality Sites

Licensed early care and education providers who are in good standing must meet all state requirements for serving children and families. Sites engaged in Keys to Quality have chosen to move beyond state licensing requirements to focus on program development in these identified quality improvement areas: 

Child observation - the use of observation and assessment to determine a child's physical, social, and cognitive development. This information can be used to plan appropriate, enriching environments and experiences to meet each child's needs.

Health and Developmental Screening - the use of a screening tool to determine areas of typical emotional, cognitive, and physical development and areas of concern for individual children, and the available resources for programs and families to address areas of concern.

Teacher Qualifications - the level of training, education, and experience that lead classroom staff have attained.

Teacher-child Interactions - the CLASS assessment tool measures the interactions that occur between adults and children in the learning and care environment. Effective interactions are a key factor in encouraging a child's social-emotional and cognitive growth, supporting school readiness and success.

Ratios and Group Size - smaller groups of children and a higher ratio of staff to children increases the opportunity for children to engage in enriching learning experiences.

Director Qualifications - the education and professional development attained by the program administrator.

ERS - the use of the Environment Rating Scale tools assesses the care and learning environment to measure the quality and types of materials available to children and how staff use the materials to create enriching learning experiences for children, as well as a program's health and safety practices.

Sites participate in Quality Improvement efforts including training, technical assistance, and coaching.  State preschool program in the community participate in Quality Improvement and receive a site rating based on the quality elements listed above.  State Preschool sites provide documentation and receive objective observation related to these areas of professional practice, receiving a number score to reflect their progress along the 5 quality improvement tiers. The overall points received determine a site's rating. Those sites identified as Engaged in Quality Improvement reflect a score on Tiers 1, 2, or 3 and those sites at Tiers 4 or 5 are designated as Demonstrating Quality overall across the assessed areas.

Current Keys to Quality Sites:


Center-Based Sites Engaged in Quality Improvement

Yuba County:  

E Center 

Marysville Center 

Olivehurst Site 

Kids Country Careland 

Marysville Joint Unified School District Child Development Program

Arboga Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Cedar Lane Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Covillaud Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Dobbins Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Ella Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Kynoch Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Linda Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Olivehurst Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Yuba Feather Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Wee R' Crusaders

Wheatland Elementary School District

Lone Tree State Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Wheatland State Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Yuba College Child Development Center

Rating in Progress

Sutter County: 

Creative Kids - Lincoln

Creative Kids - Marcia

Creative Kids - Walton

E Center 

Feather Down Site 

Cooper Site 

Western Site 

Fairgrounds Site 

Mahal Site 

Live Oak Site 

Jack and Jill Playschool

Kidz Time Preschool 

Live Oak Child Development Center

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Marcum-Illinois State Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Yuba City Unified School District Child Development Program

April Lane Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Andros Karperos Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Barry Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Bernard Children's Center

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Bridge Street Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

King Avenue Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Lincoln Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Park Avenue Preschool

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Colusa County:

Colusa County Office of Education

Arbuckle Children's Center 

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Arbuckle Early Care and Education Center

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Colusa Children's Center

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Colusa Preschool Learning Center

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Williams Children's Center

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Williams Preschool Learning Center

Demonstrating Quality through Site Rating

Hand- in- Hand Learning Center 







Family Child Care Providers Engaged in Quality Improvement

Children's Home Society of California is available to support families in contacting Family Child Care Providers in the community.

Yuba County: 

Ana's Family Daycare- (530) 718-9819

Angelic Garcia Swift Family Child Care - (530) 501-6563

Araceli Ferreyra Daycare - (530) 923-7909

Celene's Daycare- (530) 812-2394

Consuelo Almanza Daycare- (530) 763-4280

Delfina Vital Family Child Care- (530) 749-2431

Elizabeth Jackson Family Child Care- (530) 743-7339

Englantina Velasco Family Child Care- (530) 434-0639 

Eva Rivera Family Child Care- (530) 923-9607

Janet Sanchez Family Child Care- (530) 741-8010

Kids Cove Child Care- (530) 741-2344

King's Kids Daycare- (530) 812-2351

Little Ducklings Childcare- (530) 813-4343   

Little Kitten's Childcare- (530) 743-8739

Maria's Daycare- (530) 777-1725 

Maria's Little Day Care-  (530) 741-2578  

Maricela Silva Family Child Care- (530) 830-6733 

Owenbey Family Child Care- (530) 415-4740

Rachel Bijold Family Child Care- (530) 218-3186

Sietsema Daycare-  (530) 329-8658

Simeroth Family  Daycare- (530) 675-2114

Teresita Hernandez Family Child Care- (530) 315-5843

Sutter County: 

Alicia Chavez Family Child Care- (530) 415-0611

Evangelina Aguilar Daycare- (530) 632-0339

Gloria Soto Family Child Care- (530) 777-3203

Gold Star Childcare- (530) 790-6769

Growing Scholars Daycare- (530) 441-6121

Happy Place Kidz- (530) 216-7748

Happy Trails Daycare- (530) 649-0453

Jeimny Gonzalez Family Child Care- (530) 933-8476

Juanita Ramirez Family Child Care- (209) 598-2490

Little Explorers Daycare- (530) 777-6143

Little Stars Daycare- (530) 777-3511 

Little Tots Play Care- (530) 671-0633 

Luz Heredia Family Child Care- (805) 769-6870

Maria C. Chavez Family Child Care- (530) 755-9830

Maria Family Childcare- (530) 923-6764

Rosy's Daycare- (530) 671-3108

Sun Shine Daycare- (530) 671-4117

Tiny Shiny Hearts Day Care- (714) 659-7505

Colusa County: 

Ana M. Rivera Family Child Care- (5) 473-3207

Angelica's Daycare- (530) 473-2168

Araceli's Daycare-   (0) 473-5052

Becerra's Daycare-   (0) 458-7657

Candy's Daycare-   (0) 701-4180

Carolina Reyes Family Child Care-  (30) 309-9096

Diana Cervantes Family Child Care-  - (0) 870-7719

Dyanna Santana Family Child Care-   30) 434-0127

Evelia Rico Family Child Care-  - (0) 458-8699

Evelia's Daycare-  - (0) 458-2995

Guarderia Xochitl Prado Family Child Care-  - (5) 933-0936

Laura Cervantes Family Child Care-  - (5) 632-7936

Letty Daycare-  (5) 458-8398

Maldonado's Daycare-  (530) 635-5064

Maria Bugarin Family Child Care-  - (5) 434-3218 

Maria Solis Cuna Family Child Care- - (0) 908-1621

Medina's Daycare-  - (5) 473-3822

Nena's Daycare-  - 30) 458-2341

Olga's Daycare-  (530) 501-5245

Patricia Cervantes Family Child Care-   (5) 908-2043