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4cs Willow Creek State Preschool

2536 Marlow Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 · Sonoma County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

4cs Willow Creek State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Santa Rosa, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #18 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
#18 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
4Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 15, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 15, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJul 22, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 19, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 25, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJul 30, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 3, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 4, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 16, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJun 16, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type BFeb 19, 2026Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interviews and evidences, staff did not observe when one child (C1) fell from a play structure resulting in an injury. This poses a potential health, safety and/or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 12, 2026

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJul 22, 2026Complaint investigationreceived May 5, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedFeb 19, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Nov 26, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Lack of supervision resulting in child sustaining a fracture
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity32 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 24, 2007
LicenseeCommunity Child Care Council Of Sonoma County
AdministratorOfelia Patino
Phone(707) 570-2607
State facility #493006901

Common questions

Does 4cs Willow Creek State Preschool take infants?

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

Has 4cs Willow Creek State Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about 4cs Willow Creek State Preschool?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does 4cs Willow Creek State Preschool compare with other daycares in Santa Rosa?

It is #18 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was 4cs Willow Creek State Preschool last inspected?

Sep 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does 4cs Willow Creek State Preschool cost?

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

Who runs 4cs Willow Creek State Preschool?

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

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 493006901 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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