Sonoma · Licensed center
El Verano Preschool
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 24 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since February 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 10, 20251 citation
WD 101700(b)Type B
“(b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which they did not have their water tested for lead which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
WD 101700(b)
- Aug 6, 2024Nothing cited
- Apr 20, 2023Nothing cited
- Feb 2, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).
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%This center
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- January 10, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since February 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which they did not have their water tested for lead which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons 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
WD 101700(b) · Type B
(b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which they did not have their water tested for lead which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 935-4221
- Address
- 18606 Riverside Dr, Sonoma, 95476
- License
- 493006980
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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.