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Little Sunshine Learning Center · Saint Helena

711 Sunnyside Road, Saint Helena, CA 94574 · Napa County
Child care center (preschool)

Little Sunshine Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Saint Helena, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #23 of 41 centers in Napa County and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 54%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #23 of 41 centers in Napa County
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 3, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 3, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundJul 1, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 24, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 31, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJan 10, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 28, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Staff ratios1

Citations, newest first

Type BJun 3, 2026InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on LPA observation, D1 did not comply with the section cited above when 8 children and D1 were in an enclosed playyard. C6 opened the gate by themself, ran to a secondary gate (which lead to a side street) then exited by themself. After gathering the remaining 7 children, which took a few seconds, D1 was able to run after C6 with the remaining 7 children in tow. LPA observed C6 on the otherside of the street with D1 trying to cox him back to the facility side of the street. A few minutes passed until C6 willingly rejoined the group. No cars were observed to pass through. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 19, 2026
Type BJun 3, 2026InspectionStaff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when 8 of 8 preschool children were commingling with school age children in the schools playground (the picnic benches and grassy area, not the play structure) from approximately 11:30pm to 12:30pm which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 19, 2026

About this center

Licensed capacity12 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 19, 2019
LicenseeJulieta Whiteside
AdministratorJulieta Whiteside
Phone(702) 786-2237
State facility #283009830

Common questions

Does Little Sunshine Learning Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Little Sunshine Learning Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Little Sunshine Learning Center compare with other daycares in Napa County?

It is tied for #23 of 41 centers in Napa County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Little Sunshine Learning Center last inspected?

Jun 3, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Little Sunshine Learning Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Sunshine Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Napa County, which includes Saint Helena, was $1,025 a month for preschoolers (about $1,290 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Little Sunshine Learning Center?

The licensee is Julieta Whiteside, and the administrator listed with the state is Julieta Whiteside.

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 283009830 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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