Growing Hearts
Growing Hearts is a licensed child care center in Fairfield, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #27 of 39 centers in Fairfield and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews S3 has purposely thrown toys on the floor and had children pick them up as a form of discipline. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
Based on interviews and observation the facility was allowing children to play in the front parking lot that is not enclosed by a fence. This poses a potenial health and safety risk to the children in care
Based on record review, interview, the center has an electronic sign in/ out, more than 6 children were missing authorized representive signitures at drop off and pick up for the month of Feburary. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above. This poses a safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, admissions agreements were missing basic services, and right of the department sections. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, The center had menus posted in the kitchen with days of the week and food for the day. The menu didn't specify the date ( day, month and year) and didn't specify the portion size. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff take children to an area for outdoor play that is not fenced
About this center
Common questions
Does Growing Hearts take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Growing Hearts had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Growing Hearts?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Growing Hearts compare with other daycares in Fairfield?
It is tied for #27 of 39 centers in Fairfield by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Growing Hearts last inspected?
Jul 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Growing Hearts cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Growing Hearts for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Solano County, which includes Fairfield, was $822 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Growing Hearts?
The licensee is Penny Bowers, and the administrator listed with the state is Alexandria Bowers.
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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 483010213 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.