Family Matters Early Learning Center/ Preschool
Family Matters Early Learning Center/ Preschool is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #164 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on file 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. 5 out of 10 staff files is missing one or more required vaccinations.
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. Up on entry, LPAs observed a classroom of 5 children supervised by 2 aids. No qualified teacher was present.
About this center
Common questions
Does Family Matters Early Learning Center/ Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Family Matters Early Learning Center/ Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Family Matters Early Learning Center/ Preschool compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #164 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Family Matters Early Learning Center/ Preschool last inspected?
Mar 4, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Family Matters Early Learning Center/ Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Family Matters Early Learning Center/ Preschool 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 Family Matters Early Learning Center/ Preschool?
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 343610864 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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