Sonoma · Licensed center
North Bay Children's Center - Macarthur Park
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 104 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 3 licensing inspections since May 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 15, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 23, 2025Nothing cited
- May 9, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had the same: 51% of 568.
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%This center
- 1 of 334%
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- October 15, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since May 2023 — 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.
Oct 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · October 14, 2025
ALLEGATION(S): Child receives unexplained injuries while in care Staff do not report child's injuries to parent INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: A subsequent complaint investigation visit was conducted today by Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs), J.P. and S.P. who met with Site Supervisor, J.H. (SS) for the purpose of delivering complaint investigation findings for the above allegations. LPAs J.P. and L.R. previously conducted an inspection on 10/23/2025 to initiate the investigation and met with SS to discuss the allegations, conduct interview(s), make observations, and request documents. It is alleged child receives unexplained injuries while in care and that staff do not report child's injuries to a parent. During the course of the investigation, LPAs, P. and R. conducted interviews with Site Supervisor (SS), 3 Staff (S1-S3) on 10/23/2025. LPAs, P. and P. conducted additional interviews with SS, Staff (S1 & S3), 4 Parents (P2-P5), and attempted 4 Parent interviews from 11/25/25 to 01/05/26. SS and Staff (S1 & S3) stated there was a previous time when the facility was notified of a child receiving a scratch on their body; however, could not confirm if occurred at the facility. SS and Staff (S1 & S3) further stated that the facility has addressed the issue. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 933-4050
- Address
- 343 E Macarthur St, Sonoma, 95476
- License
- 493009124
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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
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.