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Imagination Station-infant Center

262 East Comercial Street, Willits, CA 95490 · Mendocino County
Infant center

Imagination Station-infant Center is a licensed child care center in Willits, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (3 of 8). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 5 centers in Willits and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 95%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#5 of 5 centers in Willits
1Type A citations
7Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 2Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 13, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 23, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 13, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundJul 18, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 23, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 19, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 19, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 23, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication3
Records & paperwork2
Sleep safety1
Caregiver conduct1
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

Type BFeb 13, 2024InspectionSleep safety
Infant sleeping equipment §101439.1(b)
Based on observation and record review, six infants were sleeping on cots without and the facility did not possess any written proof that they can climb out of cribs which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2024
Type BFeb 13, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, staff 2 (S2) and staff 6 (S6) did not possess complete immunization records which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2024
Type BFeb 13, 2024InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(8)(C)
Based on record review child 2 (C2) was missing a consent form for emergency medical treatment which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2024
Type BFeb 13, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Children's immunizations §101220.1(g)(1)
Based on record review, child 2 (C2) was missing a complete immunization record which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2024
Type BFeb 13, 2024InspectionCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(b)(1)
Based on record review, child 1 (C1) and child 3 (C3) did not possess signed Personal Rights forms which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2024
Type AJun 23, 2023Case management visit (deficiencies)Other standards
Infant care activities §101430(a)(3)(A)
Based on LPA's observations infant was in a crib, asleep on their stomach which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 23, 2023
Type BJun 23, 2023Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(b)(2)
Based on record review LIC 9227 Individual Infant Sleeping Plan was not available tor review.
Plan of correction due Jun 23, 2023
Type BApr 19, 2023Case management visit (incident)Health & medication
Children's immunizations §101220.1(a)
Based on record review and interview with L1, C1 was not immunized against Varicella as required prior to admission on 03/08/23. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 3, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJul 18, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jun 16, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMay 19, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Mar 21, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 20, 2018
LicenseeImagination Station Preschool & Childcare Center
AdministratorSaprina Rodriguez
Phone(707) 459-6543
State facility #233009679

Common questions

Does Imagination Station-infant Center take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Imagination Station-infant Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 23, 2023, for infant care activities. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Imagination Station-infant Center?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Imagination Station-infant Center compare with other daycares in Willits?

It is #5 of 5 centers in Willits by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Imagination Station-infant Center last inspected?

Feb 13, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Imagination Station-infant Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Imagination Station-infant Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Mendocino County, which includes Willits, was $1,216 a month for infants (about $1,530 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Imagination Station-infant Center?

The licensee is Imagination Station Preschool & Childcare Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Saprina Rodriguez.

Licensed centers nearby

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 233009679 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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