Columbia College Child Development Center · Infant Center, Sonora
Columbia College Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Sonora, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 #4 of 9 centers in Sonora and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review thelDirector did not comply with the section cited above in which 3 staff did not have Mandated Reporter Training Certificate, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Columbia College Child Development Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Columbia College Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Columbia College Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Sonora?
It is #4 of 9 centers in Sonora 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 Columbia College Child Development Center last inspected?
Jul 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 $1,021 a month for infants (about $1,290 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 553616373 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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