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Little School House INC.

270 Mark West Station Road, Windsor, CA 95492 · Sonoma County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Little School House INC. is a licensed child care center in Windsor, CA, licensed for up to 39 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #88 of 114 centers in Sonoma County and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 70%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #88 of 114 centers in Sonoma County
1Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 11, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 16, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 7, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 11, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 11, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 16, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 9, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 21, 2022 · Inspection · no citationDec 15, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 19, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type AFeb 11, 2025Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on staff interviews conducted on 12/20/24 and 01/08/25 and the center director's own admission, it was corroborated that child C1-C3 were without staff supervision and visual observation for a period of time while in the center's outdoor play area. This posed a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 12, 2025
Type BFeb 11, 2025Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
Based on an interview with the center director on 12/20/24, the center director acknowledged that the facility failed to report this incident, which occurred on 12/03/24, to Community Care Licensing as required per regulations. This posed a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 12, 2025

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedFeb 11, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Dec 19, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Staff are not adequately supervising day care children
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity39 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 24, 2010
LicenseeLittle School House, INC.
AdministratorDurelle Finster
Phone(707) 527-8118
State facility #493007940

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

Does Little School House INC. take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Little School House INC. had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 11, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Little School House INC.?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Little School House INC. compare with other daycares in Sonoma County?

It is tied for #88 of 114 centers in Sonoma County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Little School House INC. last inspected?

Feb 11, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Little School House INC. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little School House INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Windsor, was $1,150 a month for preschoolers (about $1,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Little School House INC.?

The licensee is Little School House, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Durelle Finster.

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 493007940 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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