El Verano Preschool
El Verano Preschool is a licensed child care center in Sonoma, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. 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 of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #5 of 11 centers in Sonoma 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 observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which they did not have their water tested for lead which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does El Verano Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has El Verano Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does El Verano Preschool compare with other daycares in Sonoma?
It is tied for #5 of 11 centers in Sonoma 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 El Verano Preschool last inspected?
Jan 10, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does El Verano Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask El Verano Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Sonoma, was $1,150 a month for preschoolers (about $1,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs El Verano Preschool?
The licensee is Sonoma Valley Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Sonya Valiente.
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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 493006980 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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