Columbia College Child Development Center · Preschool, Sonora
Columbia College Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Sonora, CA, licensed for up to 71 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 9 centers in Sonora and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Columbia College Child Development 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 Columbia College Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Columbia College Child Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Columbia College Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Sonora?
It is tied for #1 of 9 centers in Sonora by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Columbia College Child Development Center last inspected?
Jan 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Columbia College Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Columbia College Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Tuolumne County, which includes Sonora, was $689 a month for preschoolers (about $870 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Columbia College Child Development Center?
The licensee is Yosemite Community College District, and the administrator listed with the state is Kelly Thomas.
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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 553602594 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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