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Cottage Kids Children's Center · Preschool, Sacramento

2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825 · Sacramento County
Child care center (preschool)

Cottage Kids Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 64 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #149 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 57% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #149 of 275 centers in Sacramento
1 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 9, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 9, 2025 · Inspection · no citation May 28, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 12, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Sep 14, 2023 · Inspection · citation found May 10, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 22, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Sep 14, 2023 Inspection Background checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Based on observation and record review, LPAs observed staff member without criminal record clearance supervising children in the preschool room, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 15, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 64 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 28, 1998
Licensee Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC
Administrator Cindy Hannum
Phone (916) 979-2011
State facility # 343603677
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Common questions

Does Cottage Kids 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 Cottage Kids Children's Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 14, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Cottage Kids Children's Center compare with other daycares in Sacramento?

It is tied for #149 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Cottage Kids Children's Center last inspected?

Oct 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Cottage Kids Children's Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cottage Kids 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 Cottage Kids Children's Center?

The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Cindy Hannum.

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 343603677 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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