Family Matters Child Care Center
Family Matters Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, none of them Type A, most often for sleep safety (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #229 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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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. LPA observed one crib sheet not to be the appropriate size and which did not tightly fit the mattress.
Based on observation, 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. LPA observed instead of a mattress one crib has 3 pads stocked together.
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. The staff mostly records the begining and end of nap time. The 15 minutes checks were rarely recorded. Some 15 minute checks were up to 2 hours apart.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Four out of six bottles in infant refrigerator were not labled or dated.
Complaint investigations
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About this center
Common questions
Does Family Matters Child Care Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Family Matters Child Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Family Matters Child Care Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Family Matters Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #229 of 275 centers in Sacramento 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 Family Matters Child Care Center last inspected?
Mar 4, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Family Matters Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Family Matters Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Sacramento, was $1,400 a month for infants (about $1,770 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Family Matters Child Care Center?
The licensee is Gina Nelson, and the administrator listed with the state is Gina Nelson.
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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 343610866 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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