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4cs Old Elm Child Development Center

305 W. Payran Street, Ste #C, Petaluma, CA 94952 · Sonoma County
Child care center (preschool)

4cs Old Elm Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Petaluma, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 18 centers in Petaluma and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 54%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #9 of 18 centers in Petaluma
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 13, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 13, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundApr 30, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 11, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMay 11, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 13, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, staff 3 (S3) did not possess a current mandated reporter training certificate which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 19, 2025
Type BMay 11, 2023Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
based on the Site Supervisor's admission on 05/11/23 and the unusual incident report (UIR) submitted to CCLD on 04/19/23 that on 04/17/23 at approximately 03:05pm, child C1 was left without supervision of a teacher for approximately three-to-five minutes while on the preschool playground before being reunited with their class. The Site Supervisor reported that C1's class transitioned indoors while C1 remained outdoors on the fully fenced play yard. This deficiency was cleared during today's case management visit. The Site Supervisor provided proof to the LPA of the all staff meeting held on 04/19/23 to discuss the incident and provide training to staff on care and supervision and indoor to outdoor and outdoor to indoor transitions. The Site Supervisor reported that she also reviewed with staff the care and supervision video produced by Community Care Licensing. This presents a potential threat to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due May 12, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity42 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 14, 2003
LicenseeCommunity Child Care Council Of Sonoma County
AdministratorFanny Salas
Phone(707) 782-0408
State facility #493004931

Common questions

Does 4cs Old Elm Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has 4cs Old Elm Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does 4cs Old Elm Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Petaluma?

It is tied for #9 of 18 centers in Petaluma by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was 4cs Old Elm Child Development Center last inspected?

May 13, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does 4cs Old Elm Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask 4cs Old Elm Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Petaluma, was $1,150 a month for preschoolers (about $1,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs 4cs Old Elm Child Development Center?

The licensee is Community Child Care Council Of Sonoma County, and the administrator listed with the state is Fanny Salas.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 493004931 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.