Saint Helena · Licensed center
Little Sunshine Learning Center
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 12 children.
- Run by the person who holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 6 licensing inspections since December 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 3, 20262 citations
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) 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 is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, D1 did not comply with the section cited above when 8 children and D1 were in an enclosed playyard. C6 opened the gate by themself, ran to a secondary gate (which lead to a side street) then exited by themself. After gathering the remaining 7 children, which took a few seconds, D1 was able to run after C6 with the remaining 7 children in tow. LPA observed C6 on the otherside of the street with D1 trying to cox him back to the facility side of the street. A few minutes passed until C6 willingly rejoined the group. No cars were observed to pass through. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
CCR 101161(a)Type B
“(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when 8 of 8 preschool children were commingling with school age children in the schools playground (the picnic benches and grassy area, not the play structure) from approximately 11:30pm to 12:30pm which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101161(a)
- Jul 1, 2025Nothing cited
- Jun 24, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 31, 2023Nothing cited
- Jan 10, 2022Nothing cited
- Dec 28, 2021Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 6 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 6 times split three ways: 17% had fewer, 35% the same, and 48% more (252 centers).
How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None17%
- 1 of 635%This center
- 2 of 631%
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- June 3, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since December 2021 — 5 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) 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 is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, D1 did not comply with the section cited above when 8 children and D1 were in an enclosed playyard. C6 opened the gate by themself, ran to a secondary gate (which lead to a side street) then exited by themself. After gathering the remaining 7 children, which took a few seconds, D1 was able to run after C6 with the remaining 7 children in tow. LPA observed C6 on the otherside of the street with D1 trying to cox him back to the facility side of the street. A few minutes passed until C6 willingly rejoined the group. No cars were observed to pass through. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· June 3, 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.
Jun 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · June 3, 2026
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) 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 is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, D1 did not comply with the section cited above when 8 children and D1 were in an enclosed playyard. C6 opened the gate by themself, ran to a secondary gate (which lead to a side street) then exited by themself. After gathering the remaining 7 children, which took a few seconds, D1 was able to run after C6 with the remaining 7 children in tow. LPA observed C6 on the otherside of the street with D1 trying to cox him back to the facility side of the street. A few minutes passed until C6 willingly rejoined the group. No cars were observed to pass through. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101161(a) · Type B
(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when 8 of 8 preschool children were commingling with school age children in the schools playground (the picnic benches and grassy area, not the play structure) from approximately 11:30pm to 12:30pm which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (702) 786-2237
- Address
- 711 Sunnyside Road, Saint Helena, 94574
- License
- 283009830
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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
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.