Elder Creek Children's Center
Elder Creek Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 101 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, none of them Type A, most often for training & qualifications (4 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #219 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, LPA did not observe a fully qualified director at the facility, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two of three records reviewed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three of three files reviewed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Elder Creek Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Elder Creek Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Elder Creek Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Elder Creek Children's Center compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #219 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Elder Creek Children's Center last inspected?
May 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Elder Creek Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Elder Creek 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 Elder Creek Children's Center?
The licensee is SCUSD Child Development, and the administrator listed with the state is Franchine Dorrough.
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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 340306416 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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