Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare-inf
Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare-inf is a licensed child care center in Cotati, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. 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 #8 of 9 centers in Cotati 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 an interview with the director/licensee, Leanne Nelmes and the LPA's own observations on 01/30/25 at 02:15pm in the infant care classroom, it was corroborated that the facility had two, Fisher-Price "Snuga Swings" in use at the center. The swings have been recalled by the US CPSC on 10/10/2024. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on an interview with the director/licensee, Leanne Nelmes and the LPA's own observations on 01/30/25 at 02:30pm in the infant care classroom, it was corroborated that the facility was using sleep sacks for infants in care. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
-Facility is using unsafe equipment
-Facility is swaddling infants in care
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About this center
Common questions
Does Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare-inf take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare-inf had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare-inf?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare-inf compare with other daycares in Cotati?
It is tied for #8 of 9 centers in Cotati 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 Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare-inf last inspected?
Apr 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare-inf cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare-inf for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Cotati, was $1,610 a month for infants (about $2,030 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Grow With Me Ece Preschool and Childcare-inf?
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 493010230 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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