Sonoma · Licensed center
4CS Sonoma Child Developement Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 48 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since February 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 3, 2026Nothing cited
Jan 10, 20251 citation
CCR 101238(a)Type B
“Buildings and Grounds 101238(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the facility had 2 faucets that exceeded that allowable levels of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”
CCR 101238(a)
- Apr 20, 2023Nothing cited
Feb 18, 20221 citation
CCR 101221(b)(8)(C)Type B
“(C) A signed consent form for emergency medical treatment unless the child's authorized representative has signed the statement specified in Section 101220(f). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as during children's record review at 12:50pm on 2/18/22, ten children's files were missing the LIC 627 Consent for Emergency Medical Treatment which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101221(b)(8)(C)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 4 times had fewer: 79% of 569 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%
- 1 of 438%
- 2 of 415%This center
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- July 3, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since February 2022 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
Buildings and Grounds 101238(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the facility had 2 faucets that exceeded that allowable levels of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
· January 10, 2025
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.
Jan 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 10, 2025
CCR 101238(a) · Type B
Buildings and Grounds 101238(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the facility had 2 faucets that exceeded that allowable levels of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Feb 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 18, 2022
CCR 101221(b)(8)(C) · Type B
(C) A signed consent form for emergency medical treatment unless the child's authorized representative has signed the statement specified in Section 101220(f). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as during children's record review at 12:50pm on 2/18/22, ten children's files were missing the LIC 627 Consent for Emergency Medical Treatment which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 996-3494
- Address
- 620 5th Street, Sonoma, 95476
- License
- 490109271
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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
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.