Santa Rosa · Licensed center
Santa Rosa Junior College Children's Center
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 112 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since February 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 6, 2025Nothing cited
- Oct 18, 2023Nothing cited
Feb 14, 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 five faucets (site “BB” at 7.3 pbb, site “C” at 9.7 pbb, site “F” at 21 ppb, site “H” at 21 ppb, and “X” at 9.2 ppb) that exceeded the allowable levels of lead in the water. 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
- May 6, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since February 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.
Feb 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 14, 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 five faucets (site “BB” at 7.3 pbb, site “C” at 9.7 pbb, site “F” at 21 ppb, site “H” at 21 ppb, and “X” at 9.2 ppb) that exceeded the allowable levels of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 527-4224
- Address
- 1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, 95401
- License
- 490109432
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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 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.