Sonoma · Licensed center
Sonoma Preschool Academy
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 45 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 2 licensing inspections since August 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 20, 2026Nothing cited
- Aug 26, 2024Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had the same: 64% of 362.
How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None64%This center
- 1 of 232%
- Both4%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 20, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since August 2024 — both cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Type A —
(a) All child care centers shall secure and maintain a fire clearance approved by the city or county fire department, the district providing fire protection services, or the State Fire Marshal. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interviews, The facility not complying with the approved fire clearance when it used inside door handle covers which prevented egress doors to be “readily openable” which posed an immediate health and safety risk to children in care, resulting in a civil penalty of $500 for fire clearance violation.
· January 26, 2023
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 2022 Complaint 2 of 4 allegations substantiated
Complaint · September 7, 2022
California decided each allegation separately.
Substantiated
- Facility files are not properly maintained.
- Facility staff lock their classrooms with children inside.
Unsubstantiated
- Facility does not provide a safe environment for day care children.
- Facility paperwork is not properly filled out.
Substantiated: the state found it more likely than not that it happened. Unsubstantiated: the state could not tell whether it happened.
CCR 101221A · Type B
Child's Records- (a) A separate, complete and current record for each child is maintained in the child care center. This requirement was not met as evidenced by LPA observation (document review), and Director's admission that the children's files were missing necessary signed forms. This presents a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
CCR 101171 · Type A
(a) All child care centers shall secure and maintain a fire clearance approved by the city or county fire department, the district providing fire protection services, or the State Fire Marshal. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interviews, The facility not complying with the approved fire clearance when it used inside door handle covers which prevented egress doors to be “readily openable” which posed an immediate health and safety risk to children in care, resulting in a civil penalty of $500 for fire clearance violation.
ALLEGATION(S): Facility does not provide a safe environment for day care children. Facility paperwork is not properly filled out. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: A subsequent complaint investigation visit was made today by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), S.P. who met with Director, J.P., for the purpose of delivering complaint investigation findings for the above allegations. LPA, K. O’Connell, previously met with Director on 09/14/2022 to initiate the investigation by discussing the allegations, conducting interview(s), making observations, and requesting documents. On 01/26/2023, LPA, S.P. made a follow-up investigation visit to conduct interviews and make observations. It was alleged that the facility does not provide a safe environment for day care children; specifically, the playground and parking lot area. It was also alleged that the facility paperwork is not properly filled out; specifically, that admission agreements were not fully completed, signed and given to parents. The Director denied the allegations. The facility was toured inside and out. There were 13 children being supervised by 5 staff members at the facility during the time. Continued on LIC 809-C. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
State report, September 14, 2022
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Details
- Phone
- (707) 996-3755
- Address
- 275 East Spain Street, Sonoma, 95476
- License
- 493009447
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 4 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 3 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=2, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=1, Type B citations=1. 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.