Santa Rosa · Licensed center
Brush Creek Family Services, Inc.
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 45 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 5 licensing inspections since February 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 12, 20261 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“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 regulation was not met as evidenced by Based on an unusual incident report submitted to the department and Director interview, a child (C1) was left alone in a classroom for approximately 15 minutes which poses an immediate threat to the health, safety, or personal rights to children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Feb 21, 2025Nothing cited
Dec 20, 20233 citations
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
“(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, S1 and S3 did not possess current Mandated Reporter Training Certificates which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)Type B
“(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, S1, S2, S3, and S6 were missing complete immunization records which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)
CCR 101216(g)(1)Type B
“(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, S3 did not possess a complete Health Screening Report which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(g)(1)
- Mar 30, 2022Nothing cited
Feb 1, 20221 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. 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: the Director UIR on 08/25/21 stated C1 was left without supervision of a teacher for 3-4 minutes when children were playing in the playground. This presents a potential threat to the health and safety of children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 88% of 457 had rules cited at 2 or fewer.
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%
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%This center
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- May 12, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since February 2022 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
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 regulation was not met as evidenced by Based on an unusual incident report submitted to the department and Director interview, a child (C1) was left alone in a classroom for approximately 15 minutes which poses an immediate threat to the health, safety, or personal rights to children in care.
· May 12, 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.
May 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 12, 2026
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
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 regulation was not met as evidenced by Based on an unusual incident report submitted to the department and Director interview, a child (C1) was left alone in a classroom for approximately 15 minutes which poses an immediate threat to the health, safety, or personal rights to children in care.
Dec 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · December 20, 2023
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B
(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, S1 and S3 did not possess current Mandated Reporter Training Certificates which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) · Type B
(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, S1, S2, S3, and S6 were missing complete immunization records which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101216(g)(1) · Type B
(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, S3 did not possess a complete Health Screening Report which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Feb 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 1, 2022
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. 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: the Director UIR on 08/25/21 stated C1 was left without supervision of a teacher for 3-4 minutes when children were playing in the playground. This presents a potential threat to the health and safety of children in care.
Shortlist replaces people’s names in the state’s text with initials. This is done by rule, not by hand, so it can miss a name or shorten a word that isn’t one. The state’s report, linked on each row, has the original.
Details
- Phone
- (707) 539-1612
- Address
- 4657 Badger Road, Santa Rosa, 95409
- License
- 490105414
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
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
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.