Dermer's Creative Care Too
Dermer's Creative Care Too is a licensed child care center in Fresno, CA, licensed for up to 81 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 4 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 5). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #165 of 205 centers in Fresno and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) observed various types of cleaning products or other potentially dangerous items such as a spray bottle with bleach, bleach tablets, lysol spray, multi surface cleaner, swiffer mopping towels, diaper rash cream, sharp scissors, batteries, and staff personal handbags in unlocked cabinets, on low counters, or within reach of children.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Licensing Progam Analyst (LPA) observed that four out of five staff were missing updated Mandated Reporter Training for child care providers as the training had expired.
based on review of staff time sheets and 1 The Center Director agrees to provide CCLD with a written plan on how she will ensure proper ratios are being maintained in the morning from 7:00 am-8:00 am. and will submit her plan to the Fresno CCL office by the due date of 3/27/23. children's sign in forms, there was one teacher supervising 15 children. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
photographs and interviews that staff and/or vendors were seen walking through the facility without face masks. LPA was informed that not all parents were informed of positive COVID cases in facility. This is a potential personal rights, health and safety risk to children in care.
staff acknowledging that Licensing was not notified of positive COVID cases that occurred in the facility. This is a potential personal rights, health and safety risk to children in care. 8 A copy of training agenda and attendance shall be sent to the Fresno Community Care Licensing office by 2/28/22.
Complaint investigations
Facility is operating out of ratio.
Staff are not wearing masks
Parents not notified about COVID positive staff
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Common questions
Does Dermer's Creative Care Too take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Dermer's Creative Care Too had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Dermer's Creative Care Too?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Dermer's Creative Care Too compare with other daycares in Fresno?
It is tied for #165 of 205 centers in Fresno by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Dermer's Creative Care Too last inspected?
Jul 9, 2026. The state issued at least one citation 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 $858 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 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.
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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 103808039 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.