Day Care Center & Preschool Chico, CA
Day Care Center Chico, CA
Our Chico location provides a safe, nurturing, and educational environment for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years, with programs for Infants (6 weeks – 2 years), Preschool (2 – 3 years), and Pre-K (4 – 6 years). Families enjoy bright, spacious classrooms with topical learning centers, a big, beautiful playground separated by age group, a dedicated indoor gross motor skills room, safe on-site parking, and a comfy parent waiting area. Children stay nourished and protected with healthy breakfasts, lunches, and snacks prepared on-site, security cameras, code-access doors, sturdy playground fences, and CPR-certified teachers.
Chico Child Development Center
- Monday: 7:30 AM-5:30 PM
- Tuesday: 7:30 AM-5:30 PM
- Wednesday: 7:30 AM-5:30 PM
- Thursday: 7:30 AM-5:30 PM
- Friday: 7:30 AM-3:30 PM
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
Please call (530) 566-2884 to check for availability and schedule a tour.
Our Day Care Center Services
Infants
Your baby enjoys personalized, responsive care from 2 trained, CPR-certified teachers for every 4 infants, with staff-to-child ratios that exceed state requirements. Days are filled with sensory play, baby sign language, music, and supervised fresh-air time on a safe, age-appropriate playground.
Preschool
With 2 teachers in every classroom, your preschooler follows a customized learning plan built on the play-based Frog Street curriculum. Enrichments like Spanish, art, music, and dance boost communication and creativity, while Conscious Discipline supports social-emotional growth.
Pre‑K
The Frog Street curriculum builds the fundamentals for early literacy, math, science, and social studies, with daily circle time and weekly Sharing Friday presentations that introduce the structure and skills children need for school. Two teachers per class provide one-on-one attention that helps them reach their full potential.
See What a Day at Mission Ranch Feels Like
Meet the team, peek inside our bright classrooms, and watch our little learners thrive — all in under two minutes.
Bright, Vibrant Classrooms Invite Active Discovery
Your child spends their days in beautiful, spacious classrooms designed exactly for their developmental stage. Topical learning centers focus their daily discoveries on activities related to science, dramatic play, reading, and more.
A Beautiful Outdoor Wonderland Builds New Skills
Playing outside is a big highlight of every day, thanks to our big, beautiful playground. Separated by age group, each space inspires exciting adventures, and your child builds strength, confidence, and social skills climbing frames, in the sandbox, and on the grass.
Directions to Our Day Care Center in Chico, CA
Just moments after taking the East Ave exit on Highway 99, you’ll find our center at 120 Mission Ranch Blvd, with safe on-site parking and the bus stop at Esplanade & Mission Ranch just a 4-minute walk away, surrounded by handy local amenities like Raley’s, Ace Hardware, and Bowlero Bowling Alley. We proudly serve families from Chico, Barber, Stirling Junction, Chapmantown, Los Molinos, Hamilton City, Orland, Wicks Corner, Kramm, and Oroville, and the surrounding North Valley communities.
- Head toward W 4th St, 0.3 mi
- Continue onto Esplanade, 1.8 mi
- Turn left onto Mission Ranch Blvd, 0.1 mi
- Turn right, then turn left after 118 ft
- Turn right after 79 ft; 120 Mission Ranch Blvd is on the right after 121 ft
A Dedicated Indoor Space For Gross Motor Skills
Movement is woven into every day, whatever the weather, to support your child’s healthy growth and development. With climbing structures, games, and lots of space, the gross motor skills room builds spatial awareness, balance, and physical health.