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Community Center of Mendocino

998 School Street, Mendocino, CA 95460 · Mendocino County
School-age child care center

Community Center of Mendocino is a licensed child care center in Mendocino, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #23 of 34 centers in Mendocino County and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 72% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #23 of 34 centers in Mendocino County
0 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
3 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected May 14, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 14, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 2
Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B May 14, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)(2)
Based on observation, the facility did not record the last disaster drill which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 14, 2024
Type B May 14, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, staff 1-3 (S1-S3) did not possess current mandated reporter training certificates which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 14, 2024
Type B May 14, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, staff 2 (S2) did not possess a complete health screening which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 14, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity 90 children
License type School-age child care center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 27, 2012
Licensee Peggy Brown-levy
Administrator Peggy Joanne Brown-levy
Phone (707) 357-5317
State facility # 233008519
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Common questions

Does Community Center of Mendocino take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-age children.

Has Community Center of Mendocino had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Community Center of Mendocino compare with other daycares in Mendocino County?

It is tied for #23 of 34 centers in Mendocino County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Community Center of Mendocino last inspected?

May 14, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Community Center of Mendocino cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Community Center of Mendocino for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Mendocino County, which includes Mendocino, was $699 a month for school-age children (about $880 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Community Center of Mendocino?

The licensee is Peggy Brown-levy, and the administrator listed with the state is Peggy Joanne Brown-levy.

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 233008519 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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