The Joy of Children
The Joy of Children is a licensed child care center in Folsom, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. 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 #13 of 38 centers in Folsom and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on facility file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of three staff files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on facility file review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of three staff files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Joy of Children take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Joy of Children had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does The Joy of Children compare with other daycares in Folsom?
It is tied for #13 of 38 centers in Folsom 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 The Joy of Children last inspected?
May 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Joy of Children cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Joy of Children for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Folsom, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Joy of Children?
The licensee is The Joy Of Children, and the administrator listed with the state is Elaine H. & Alecia S..
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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 343604060 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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