Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare Center
Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare Center is a licensed child care center in Cotati, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 9 centers in Cotati and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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The licensee/center director stated that toddlers are no longer being commingled with the preschool and infant age children at the facility. Additionally, the licensee stated that she has added an additional staff member to her daily schedule to cover the hours of 2:30pm-04:30pm to provide care and supervision to toddlers at the end of the day near pick up time. During the December 11, 2025 visit, the licensee and several staff members acknowledged that toddlers are routinely commingled with preschool children, typically at the end of the day during pick-up time when attendance is low for periods of under one hour. Additionally, the licensee and staff acknowledged that older infants (approximately 16–17 months) are occasionally brought into the toddler classroom to support their transition into the toddler program. 8 The licensee stated that she will submit a written plan to the LPA by 12/31/25 documenting the changes at the facility and explaining how to center plans to maintain compliance moving forward.
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Common questions
Does Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare Center compare with other daycares in Cotati?
It is #7 of 9 centers in Cotati by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare Center last inspected?
Apr 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Cotati, was $1,150 a month for preschoolers (about $1,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare Center?
The licensee is Grow With Me Ece Preschool And Childcare Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Leanne Nelmes.
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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 493010201 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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