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Childtime Children's Center · Preschool, Elk Grove

7901 Laguna Boulevard, Elk Grove, CA 95758 · Sacramento County
2 Type A citations in last 12 months7 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

Childtime Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Elk Grove, CA, licensed for up to 95 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 9 complaints, 7 of them substantiated. The state issued 15 citations, 7 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (4 of 15). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #70 of 72 centers in Elk Grove and has more citations per inspection than 99% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 99%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #70 of 72 centers in Elk Grove
7Type A citations
8Type B citations
3Inspections
7 of 9Complaints substantiated
15 citations from 20 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 4 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 20, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 19, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 2, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 16, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 20, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundMay 23, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 13, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 28, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 5, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 19, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 19, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 19, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 31, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 31, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 12, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 26, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 3, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 12, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision4
Caregiver conduct4
Records & paperwork3
Health & medication2
Staff ratios1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 3, 2026Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. 1 Director will implement a new policy for entering and exiting the building from the outside play area. Director will have all preschool staff sign the new policy and will email LPA the signed policies by COB on 09/10/2026. This requirement was not met as evidened by 2 children walking into an empty classroom on 08/31/2026. The children were without visual observation for approximtaly 2 minutes. The lack of supervision poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Sep 10, 2026
Type AJun 19, 2026Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
a child having his/her diaper changed 1 All staff members will be trained on diapering and potty training policies and practices. Director Roberts will email LPA Velazquez the agenda with the date of training by no later than 5:00 pm on 06/22/2026. only twice during 7 hours and 50 minutes of care on 06/9/2026, only 3 times during 7 hours and 51 minutes of care on 06/10/2026, and only twice during 7 hours and 32 minutes of care on 06/11/2026. This poses/posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to person(s) in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 22, 2026
Type AJun 2, 2026Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
a staff member biting a Director Roberts will require the entire staff to participate in training for supervision and how to handle difficult situations with children (such as biting and tantrums). Director will email LPA Velazquez the agenda for the training with the date of training by 5:00 PM on 06/03/2026. child in response to being bitten on 05/26/26. Biting a child is an immediate threat to the health, safety, or personal rights of the person(s) in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 3, 2026
Type BNov 20, 2025InspectionRecords & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(d)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when not all staff members had complete personnel files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 11, 2025
Type BMay 23, 2025Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)
preschool aged children being supervised by 1 staff on 05/20/2025. Director Roberts (D1) will remind staff of Teacher-Child ratio with a written policy. The policy will remind staff members that they may not supervise more than 12 preschool aged children alone and this may require not allowing children to be signed in if the classroom is at ratio with 1 staff member. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 D1 will review this ratio policy with all preschool staff members and have the staff members sign the policy. D1 will email the signed policies to LPA by 5:00 pm on 05/30/2025.
Plan of correction due May 30, 2025
Type ADec 13, 2024Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as 1 Director Roberts will prepare a supervision policy, which includes visual observation and diapering. The policy will be emailed to LPA by 5:00 PM on 12/16/2024. Director Roberts will train staff on the supervision policy. evidenced by a staff member's visual observation being on diapering and not the children within the classroom, and biting incidents occurred when the staff member(s) could not say who bite; this poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Dec 16, 2024
Type AOct 28, 2024Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
T1 pushing C1, on 09/12/2024, which 1 Director Roberts (D1) will ensure that the entire preschool staff (and Toddller Option staff) receive training in Personal Rights, which will include the CCLD video "Children's Personal Rights in Child Care." D1 will email LPA the details on what the training will entail and the date in which the resulted in C1 falling. This poses/posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of person(s) in care. 8 training will occur by 5 pm on 10/29/2024. When the staff completes their training, D1 will ensure that a signed attendance roster is completed.
Plan of correction due Oct 29, 2024
Type AJul 5, 2024Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
a child being left by the teacher on the playground when the class exited the playground and entered the classroom. The lack of supervision poses/posed a health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 to LPA by 5:00 PM on 07/08/2024.
Plan of correction due Jul 8, 2024
Type AJun 19, 2024Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
S1 grabbing and shaking a day-care child 1 Licensee will ensure that S1 receives training in Personal Rights, which will include the CCLD video "Children's Personal Rights in Child Care." Licensee will email LPA and include details on what the training will entail and the date in which the training will occur by on 06/12/2024. This poses/posed a risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of person(s) in care. 8 5 pm on 06/20/2024. When S1 completes the training, Licensee will ensure that a signed statement is in S1's file aknowledging that S1 completed the training.
Plan of correction due Jun 20, 2024
Type BJun 19, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(C)
an unusual incident occurring on 06/13/2024 which was not reported to the Department. An LIC 624 Unusual Incident Report will be submitted via email to LPA by 5 PM on 06/26/2024.
Plan of correction due Jun 26, 2024
Type AMay 31, 2024Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
a child receiving a bruise on 04/24/2024 while in care which staff are unable to explain how the child obtained the bruise. The lack of supervision poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 3, 2024
Type BMay 31, 2024Complaint investigationHealth & medication
Daily Inspection for Illness §101226.1(b)(2)(A)
interviews revealing that not all staff 1 Director Roberts (D1) will create a daily wellness check policy for staff to follow before children are accepted into the program. D1 will train staff on the policy. D1 will email LPA the policy and an attendance roster from training by 5 pm on 06/14/2024. conduct consistent wellness checks upon entry and parents are not waiting for their child to be accepted to sign-in.The lack of wellness checks before acceptance poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 14, 2024
Type BOct 26, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
During today's visit LPA observed that the affected water outlets are not in use. Director will have the sinks repaired and the water re-tested. Director will report the new results to LPA. The water report dated 10/06/2022 revealed that the facility had elevated levels of lead in 4 water outlets. This is a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 27, 2022
Type BOct 12, 2021InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 19, 2021
Type BOct 12, 2021InspectionRecords & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(a)(1)
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 13, 2021

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Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJun 19, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Jun 12, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
Staff allowed a daycare child to remain soiled while in care.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedJun 2, 2026Complaint investigationreceived May 29, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
Staff member bit a daycare child.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedMay 23, 2025Complaint investigationreceived May 20, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Facility is operating out of ratio.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedDec 13, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Dec 5, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Day-Care child sustained multiple biting injuries.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedOct 28, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Sep 12, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Staff handled child in a rough manner.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedJun 19, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jun 17, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Staff handled day care child in a rough manner
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedMay 31, 2024Complaint investigationreceived May 6, 2024
Substantiated allegations:
Child sustained unexplained bruising while in care.
Staff do not check children for illness prior to acceptance into the facility.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedMay 31, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Apr 12, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedAug 3, 2022Complaint investigationreceived May 20, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity95 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 26, 1999
LicenseeChildtime Childcare, INC.
AdministratorDonyale Roberts
Phone(916) 691-3800
State facility #343604948

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Common questions

Does Childtime Children's Center take infants?

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

Has Childtime Children's Center had any serious violations?

California issued 7 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 19, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Childtime Children's Center?

California investigated 9 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 7. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Childtime Children's Center compare with other daycares in Elk Grove?

It is tied for #70 of 72 centers in Elk Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 99% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Childtime Children's Center last inspected?

Nov 20, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Childtime Children's Center cost?

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

Who runs Childtime Children's Center?

The licensee is Childtime Childcare, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Donyale Roberts.

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 343604948 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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