Santa Rosa · Licensed center
Head Start - Cook
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 32 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 5 licensing inspections since December 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 8, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 14, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 18, 2025Nothing cited
- Dec 9, 2024Nothing cited
- Dec 1, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had at least one: 71% of 457.
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%This center
- 1 of 535%
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 8, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since December 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- 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.
Sep 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · September 9, 2025
ALLEGATION(S): Staff touched child inappropriately in care Staff injured child in care INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), A.S. made a subsequent complaint investigation inspection, for the purpose of delivering complaint findings, and met with Center Director, M.E., (D1). It has been alleged that staff (S1) touched child (C1) inappropriately in care, specifically between the school years of 2023 and 2025. It has also been alleged that staff (S1) injured child (C1) in care, specifically between the school years of 2023 and 2025. The facility was toured, and documents were obtained during investigation visits on 09/23/25 and 09/25/25. During the investigation LPA S. interviewed 7 staff (S1-S6 & D1) who work or previously worked at the facility, 1 child (C2), and 4 adults (A3-A6) between 09/25/25 and 11/26/25. LPA C. interviewed 1 adult (A2) on 09/29/25. Consent to interview child (C1) was denied. Records related to the investigation were reviewed and copies obtained on 10/02/25. Continue on LIC9099-C Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 535-3314
- Address
- 2480 Sebastopol Road, Santa Rosa, 95407
- License
- 493009441
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 1 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
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.