4cs Old Elm Child Development Center
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
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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.
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.
About this center
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.
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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.