Little Monarchs
Little Monarchs is a licensed child care center in Santa Rosa, CA, licensed for up to 170 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 7 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for food & feeding (2 of 4). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #47 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record reviews and interviews, a child was served milk by a staff member, however the child has a milk allergy and needed medical treatment, which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on interviews with LS, D1 & S1 admitted the facility allowed infants under 1 year old to sleep on cots/mats. Also LPAs observed an infant on a cot/mat which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews with LS and D1 amitted staff use boppy pillows to assist staff to prop up infants when feeding milk bottles to them, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. From LPA's staff review, 9 staff members were missing proof of pertussis and measleswhich poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff do not ensure safe sleep practices are followed for infants in care
Staff allow infants to be propped up on pillows during bottle feedings
About this center
Common questions
Has Little Monarchs had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 25, 2026, for food service. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Little Monarchs?
California investigated 7 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Little Monarchs compare with other daycares in Santa Rosa?
It is tied for #47 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Monarchs last inspected?
Apr 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Monarchs cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Monarchs for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Santa Rosa, was $1,610 a month for infants (about $2,030 today), $1,150 a month for preschoolers (about $1,450 today) and $830 a month for school-age children (about $1,050 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Monarchs?
The licensee is Zoe Teeter, and the administrator listed with the state is Dana Powell.
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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 493010486 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.