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C.A.T. Child Care Center

136 N O ST, Tulare, CA 93274

Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since Jan 3, 2018

Serious concerns

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Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) (Criminal background check — During today’s inspection LPA observed an adult providing care and supervision to two children in care. This adult lacked background clearance and was not associated to this facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.) from 2025-08-07

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Type A citations mean an immediate risk to health, safety, or personal rights; Type B citations mean a violation that could become one if not corrected. This grading is assigned by CCLD, not GoldiCheck.

  • Type A1
  • Type B4

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5 violations shown (1 outside lookback window)

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Type A(1)
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HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)Facility Evaluation Report

Criminal background check — During today’s inspection LPA observed an adult providing care and supervision to two children in care. This adult lacked background clearance and was not associated to this facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2025-08-07
Type B(4)
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CCR 101238(a)(1)Facility Evaluation Report

Buildings and Grounds — Based on observation, LPA and LPM observed a colony of ants throughout the play yard. This posed a potential Health and Safety Risk to children in care.

2025-09-23
CCR 101238(d)(1)Facility Evaluation Report

Buildings and Grounds — Based on observation and interviews, LPA and LPM observed that a children's licensed room was being used for storing toys, making this room inaccessible to children in care. This room’s square footage is used for the listed capacity on facility license. This posed a potential Health and Safety Risk to children in care.

2025-09-23
CCR 101229(a)(1)Facility Evaluation Report

Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision — Upon arrival at the facility during normal operational hours, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) received no response at the front door for approximately 20 minutes. Once entry was gained, LPA was informed that the sole staff member on site had been in the restroom, leaving the children unsupervised and without the presence of a qualified teacher which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care

2025-08-07
CCR 101200(a)(3)Facility Evaluation Report

Inspection Authority of the Department — Apon arrival at the facility no one answered the front door.for approximately 20 minutes. Once entry was made LPA was informed that staff was in the restroom leaving the children without the supervision of a teacher which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2025-08-07
How we rate this daycareCalifornia CCLD records

California pre-grades every violation itself: Type A means an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights; Type B means a violation that, if not corrected, could become that same immediate risk. We never escalate above the state's own grade.

🔴 Serious concerns — any of:

  • The license is on probation — CCLD requires the facility to comply with specific terms and conditions to prevent revocation of its license
  • A Type A violation is on record — CCLD's own most serious grade, meaning an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights

🟡 Watch carefully — any of:

  • A Type B violation is on record — CCLD's own lesser-risk grade, meaning a violation that, if not corrected, could become an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights

🟢 Clean

Actively licensed, with no violations in your lookback window.

Worth knowing: California's public records don't always say whether a specific violation was later fixed, so we don't discount a Type A's severity by guessing at correction status — CCLD's own definition notes a Type A citation "will always be issued, even if the violation is corrected on the spot." A single Type A moves a facility to Serious concerns, matching CCLD's own grading directly.

Data sourced from California CCLD (CCLD Facility Search). Last updated: Sep 14, 2026. GoldiCheck is not affiliated with CCLD. Always verify with the CCLD Facility Search record (search Facility #543810029).

C.A.T. Child Care Center — inspection record · Tulare, CA