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Cadence Education LLC - Willard

640 Willard Drive, Folsom, CA 95630 · Sacramento County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Cadence Education LLC - Willard is a licensed child care center in Folsom, CA, licensed for up to 185 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #33 of 38 centers in Folsom and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 83%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#33 of 38 centers in Folsom
3Type A citations
2Type B citations
5Inspections
1 of 3Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 14 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 7, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 7, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundApr 1, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 30, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJan 14, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 28, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 6, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 8, 2024 · Inspection · no citationDec 15, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 26, 2023 · Inspection · no citationFeb 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 10, 2022 · Inspection · no citationJul 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision3
Training & qualifications1
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

Type BJul 7, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 out of 9 staff sample files had expired Mandated Reporter Certificates which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 21, 2026
Type AJan 14, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on witness statements and record 1 Director stated she has an additional staff go into that classroom during transitions, increased staff hours to ensure overlapping coverage, provided retraining on the transition process and staff assessment of children's likelhood to need more guidance. Director stated she will email her written plan reviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as, in a self-reported incident, a child was left unsupervised on the playground for 40 seconds. This poses an immediate health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 to LPA by close of business on
Plan of correction due Jan 15, 2025
Type AAug 6, 2024Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on witness statements and record 1 Facility representative stated she has already done a best practices review and review of name to face procedures, and will develop a detailed written plan for ensuring there is not another incident of absence of supervision. Representative stated she will email to LPA by close of business
Plan of correction due Aug 7, 2024
Type BDec 15, 2023Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
The facility self-reported that Child 1 was left in a classroom bathroom without staff supervision for two minutes. This is a potential health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Director statyed they will provide to LPA a copy of the agenda and sign-in sheet for staff who attended/completed the training. LPA email: jennifer.velasco@dss.ca.gov
Plan of correction due Jan 19, 2024
Type AJul 21, 2022Complaint investigationOther standards
Activities and napping §101230(c)
LPA observed in six out of eight classrooms 1 Assistant Director shall make a staff schedule indicating that the classroom has at least two teachers until all of the children are asleep. Assistant Director shall submit the schedule to LPA via email by COB on 7/23/22. during nap time, there was one teacher alone with a minimum of 18 children while multiple children were still awake, using the bathroom and trying to get settled. This is an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 22, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedFeb 11, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Dec 4, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedJul 21, 2022Complaint investigationreceived May 10, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Facility is operating out of ratio during napping
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedJul 21, 2022Complaint investigationreceived May 13, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity185 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 23, 2004
LicenseeCadence Education LLC
AdministratorMegan Heringer
Phone(916) 353-1031
State facility #343610256

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

Does Cadence Education LLC - Willard take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Cadence Education LLC - Willard had any serious violations?

California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 14, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Cadence Education LLC - Willard?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Cadence Education LLC - Willard compare with other daycares in Folsom?

It is #33 of 38 centers in Folsom by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Cadence Education LLC - Willard last inspected?

Jul 7, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Cadence Education LLC - Willard cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cadence Education LLC - Willard for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Folsom, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Cadence Education LLC - Willard?

The licensee is Cadence Education LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Megan Heringer.

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 343610256 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.