Forever Friends Early Learning Center · 8245 Ferguson Avenue, Infant Center, Sacramento
Forever Friends Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 13 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. 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
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interviews with licensee and staff and a review of an unusual incident report submitted by the facility, which state that a staff member flicked a child on the hand which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Forever Friends Early Learning Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
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 Jun 18, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Forever Friends Early Learning Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Forever Friends Early Learning Center 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 Forever Friends Early Learning Center last inspected?
Dec 2, 2025. 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 $1,400 a month for infants (about $1,770 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 Krystal Barlatt.
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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 343624450 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.