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Dermer's Creative Care Too

8855 N. Chestnut, Fresno, CA 93720 · Fresno County
Infant center

Dermer's Creative Care Too is a licensed child care center in Fresno, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #170 of 205 centers in Fresno and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #170 of 205 centers in Fresno
1Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 9, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 9, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJun 24, 2025 · Inspection · no citationNov 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 24, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundMar 18, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Background checks1
Training & qualifications1
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type BJul 24, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on observed, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Facility Representative Marisol Rodriguez stated the facility has not had their drinking and cooking water tested for lead contamination levels on or January 1, 2020, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 25, 2023
Type BJul 24, 2023InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff 4 (S4) and Staff 5 (S5) did not have proof that they obtained either a criminal record clearance or an exemption associated with this license facility which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 31, 2023
Type BJul 24, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)(1)
Based on record review, the licensees did not comply with the section cited above as all did not have proof of completing the mandated reporter training for The General Training (2 hours) and for The Child Care Providers training (4 hours) which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 31, 2023
Type AMar 18, 2022Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(1)
interviews findings. 1 Licensee stated that a copy of Supervisng Chidlren in Child Care Centers training agenda and attendance will be provided. LPA provided a video resource: Supervising Children in Child Care Centers located on website: www.ccld.ca.gov This documentation shall be sent no later than 3/25/22 to the Fresno Community Care Licensing office. I1 had access to a spray bottle containing Fabuloso and was able to place spray nozzle into mouth before staff was aware that infant had the spray bottle. Staff smelled infant's breath which smelled like Fabuloso. This is an immediate personal rights, health and safety risk to infants in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 25, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity22 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 31, 2003
LicenseeSandra Sue Dermer
AdministratorSandra Sue Dermer
Phone(559) 325-6913
State facility #103808038

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Common questions

Does Dermer's Creative Care Too take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Dermer's Creative Care Too had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 18, 2022, for care and supervision of infants. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Dermer's Creative Care Too compare with other daycares in Fresno?

It is tied for #170 of 205 centers in Fresno by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Dermer's Creative Care Too last inspected?

Jul 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Dermer's Creative Care Too cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dermer's Creative Care Too for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Fresno County, which includes Fresno, was $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Dermer's Creative Care Too?

The licensee is Sandra Sue Dermer, and the administrator listed with the state is Sandra Sue Dermer.

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 103808038 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.