Santa Rosa · Licensed center
4CS Paulin Creek Child Development Center
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 24 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since October 2024.
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Licensing inspections
Aug 20, 20261 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“(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, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, on more than one occasion and specifically on 07/28/26 and 07/30/26, staff S3 was observed by S1 or S2 to be sleeping while the only adult in the nap room with three children (C1-C3) present, which poses a potential Health & Safety or Personal Rights risk to the children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Oct 29, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 64% of 362 had none cited.
How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None64%
- 1 of 232%This center
- Both4%
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 20, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since October 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(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, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, on more than one occasion and specifically on 07/28/26 and 07/30/26, staff S3 was observed by S1 or S2 to be sleeping while the only adult in the nap room with three children (C1-C3) present, which poses a potential Health & Safety or Personal Rights risk to the children in care.
· August 20, 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.
Aug 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 20, 2026
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
(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, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, on more than one occasion and specifically on 07/28/26 and 07/30/26, staff S3 was observed by S1 or S2 to be sleeping while the only adult in the nap room with three children (C1-C3) present, which poses a potential Health & Safety or Personal Rights risk to the children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 565-3420
- Address
- 905 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, 95401
- License
- 493010689
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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 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.