Cadence Education LLC - Willard
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
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Citations, newest first
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.
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
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
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
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.
Complaint investigations
Facility is operating out of ratio during napping
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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.
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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 343610256 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.