Caterpillar Cottage Preschool LLC
Caterpillar Cottage Preschool LLC is a licensed child care center in Northridge, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 16 centers in Northridge and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview with Director and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 employee files reviewed contained expired Mandated Reporter Trainings which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Caterpillar Cottage Preschool LLC take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Caterpillar Cottage Preschool LLC had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Caterpillar Cottage Preschool LLC compare with other daycares in Northridge?
It is #5 of 16 centers in Northridge by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Caterpillar Cottage Preschool LLC last inspected?
Jul 1, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Caterpillar Cottage Preschool LLC cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Caterpillar Cottage Preschool LLC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Northridge, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Caterpillar Cottage Preschool LLC?
The licensee is Heather Malley, and the administrator listed with the state is Heather Malley.
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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 197494282 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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