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Caring Connection Children's Center, INC. · Preschool, West Sacramento

703 Westacre Road, West Sacramento, CA 95691 · Yolo County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Caring Connection Children's Center, INC. is a licensed child care center in West Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #13 of 15 centers in West Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 87%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#13 of 15 centers in West Sacramento
2Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 17, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 17, 2026 · Inspection · no citationAug 1, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundMay 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 6, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 19, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 8, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundNov 4, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision2
Training & qualifications1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type BAug 1, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA did not observe any staff with current AB1207 Mandated Reporter training certificateswhich poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 29, 2025
Type AOct 19, 2023Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as a child was wandering outside the facility without staff supervision which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 19, 2023
Type BAug 8, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA did not observe staff's immunization records at the facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 23, 2023
Type ANov 4, 2022Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
The licensee did not ensure visual supervision of a day care child resulting in a child sustaining burns which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care
Plan of correction due Nov 7, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedMay 8, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Mar 26, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedNov 4, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Aug 11, 2022
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 2, 2017
LicenseeJulie Jenkins
AdministratorLauren Garcia
Phone(916) 899-9121
State facility #573621841

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Common questions

Does Caring Connection Children's Center, INC. take infants?

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

Has Caring Connection Children's Center, INC. had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 19, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Caring Connection Children's Center, INC.?

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

How does Caring Connection Children's Center, INC. compare with other daycares in West Sacramento?

It is #13 of 15 centers in West Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Caring Connection Children's Center, INC. last inspected?

Jul 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Caring Connection Children's Center, INC. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Caring Connection Children's Center, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Yolo County, which includes West Sacramento, was $1,197 a month for preschoolers (about $1,510 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Caring Connection Children's Center, INC.?

The licensee is Julie Jenkins, and the administrator listed with the state is Lauren Garcia.

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 573621841 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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