Forever Friends Early Learning Center · 1355 Florin Road, Preschool, Sacramento
Forever Friends Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 38 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (3 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #242 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers.
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Any injury to any child that requires medical treatment. This requirement has not been met by evidence: Facility failed to report an injury a child received while in care that required medical attention. This is considered as an potential risk to the children in care. 1 Director stated that they will submit a UIR for the incident to LPA by POC date 10/17/25.
To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature... This requirement has not been met by evidence: Staff#1 spoke inappropriately to a child in care. This is considered as an 1 Director stated that they have placed the staff on adminstrative leave for two days and started corrective measures such as training. LPA cleared the deficiency. immediate risk to the children in care. 8
Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. This requirement has not been met by evidence: Preschool Playground has a boat with sharp edges. This is considered as a potential risk to the children in care. 1 Owner removed the boat from playground. LPA cleared the deficiency.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
A separate, complete and current record for each child is maintained in the child care center. This requirement has not been met by evidence: LPA observed missing documents and incomplete documents. This is considered as a potential risk to the children in care. 1 Director will submit a complete packet of completed children's documents for child#1, child#2, child#3, child#5 and child#6 by POC date 4/22/2022.
The licensee shall request the child’s parent or authorized representative to sign and date the acknowledgement-of-receipt statement at the bottom of the LIC 995 (8/02)... This requirement has not been met by evidence: LPA observed that one file was missing a signture and another 1 Director will submit a complete packet of completed children's documents for child#1, child#2, child#3, child#5 and child#6 by POC date 4/22/2022. was missing the document entirely. This is considered as a potential risk to the children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Staff speaks inappropriately to daycare children
Child's records are incomplete.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Forever Friends Early Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Forever Friends Early Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 28, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Forever Friends Early Learning Center?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Forever Friends Early Learning Center compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #242 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Forever Friends Early Learning Center last inspected?
Jan 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Forever Friends Early Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Forever Friends Early Learning 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 Forever Friends Early Learning Center?
The licensee is Krystal Barlatt, and the administrator listed with the state is Marquise Ross.
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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 343623592 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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