Santa Rosa · Licensed center
Early Head Start - Cook
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 8 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 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since January 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 24, 2025Nothing cited
- Sep 27, 2023Nothing cited
Jan 19, 20231 citation
101700.3(b)(1)Type B
“101700.3(b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the facility had two faucets (Site “E” and “F”) that exceeded that allowable levels of lead in the water (18 and 12 ppb). This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”
101700.3(b)(1)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%
- 1 of 334%This center
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- April 24, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since January 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
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 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 19, 2023
101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
101700.3(b)(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the facility had two faucets (Site “E” and “F”) that exceeded that allowable levels of lead in the water (18 and 12 ppb). This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Deficiency Dismissed
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 535-3315
- Address
- 2480 Sebastopol Road, Santa Rosa, 95407
- License
- 493009803
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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
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.