Children's Cottage - Preschool
Children's Cottage - Preschool is a licensed child care center in Napa, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #11 of 30 centers in Napa and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which the outdoor play yard had sharp nails sticking out of wood, wood was broken with sharp pieces, there was a large space at the fence where a child could get out of the yard which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Children's Cottage - Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Children's Cottage - Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Children's Cottage - Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Children's Cottage - Preschool compare with other daycares in Napa?
It is tied for #11 of 30 centers in Napa by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Children's Cottage - Preschool last inspected?
Apr 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Children's Cottage - Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Cottage - Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Napa County, which includes Napa, was $1,025 a month for preschoolers (about $1,290 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Children's Cottage - Preschool?
The licensee is Children's Cottage Child Care INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Tiffany Kear.
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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 283005477 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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