Childtime Children's Center · Preschool, Sacramento
Childtime Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 96 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 7 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 15 citations, 7 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (4 of 15). 6 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #269 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having multiple unreported incidents of a child escaping the building without supervision, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having 2 staff who did not have valid mandated reporter training certificates at facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited by not having LIC9224 in every child's file who is eligible to have LIC9224 in file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not informing licensing of incidents where a child had been without supervision which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by staff admissions that facility has operated out of ratio during morning Co-Mingle which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by providing childcare at facility when building did not have running water which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having 3 expired children's prescription medications stored at facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having a 10 minute period where facility was out of ratio with 1 classroom having a ratio of 1 teacher and 13 preschool children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having 4 of 6 children's files reviewed to not contain an LIC701 form which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staff stated that the children have been comingled without a waiver, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the most recent fire drill was logged in 2022, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above mandated reporter certificates were not included in all staff files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(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, evidenced by: 1 Facility has ordered extra doorstops for the doors and ensure that, if door stops are not available, that staff are physically present in the restroom's doorway. Based on observation and interviews, one staff member was unable to provide 100% supervision to children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
(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, evidenced by: 1 Director has implemeneted a behavioral plan for children regarding opening the doors. Director is currently hiring staff members to provide more supervision in the classroom. Director will send LPA action plan signed by parents. Based on observations and staff interviews, staff are unable to provide 100% supervision to children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on interviews, the facility did not comply with the above regulation as staff cared for more than the alloted amount of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff do not ensure the center has running water - Substantiated
Staff are operating out of ratio - Substantiated
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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 Sep 2, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Childtime Children's Center?
California investigated 7 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Childtime Children's Center compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #269 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Childtime Children's Center last inspected?
Sep 2, 2026. 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 Sacramento, 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 Danyel Cheathon.
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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 343605614 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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