Fairfield · Licensed center
Mary Bird Early Childhood Education Center
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 288 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since January 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 9, 20261 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“101229 (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted it has been determined that facility staff failed to provide adequate supervision resulting in a child (C1) getting stuck in a pipe on the playground, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- May 27, 2026Nothing cited
- Aug 8, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 29, 2023Nothing cited
- Jan 27, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- June 9, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since January 2022 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
101229 (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted it has been determined that facility staff failed to provide adequate supervision resulting in a child (C1) getting stuck in a pipe on the playground, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· June 9, 2026
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Jun 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · June 9, 2026
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
101229 (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted it has been determined that facility staff failed to provide adequate supervision resulting in a child (C1) getting stuck in a pipe on the playground, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 438-3684
- Address
- 420 East Tabor Avenue, Fairfield, 94533
- License
- 483009256
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.