Little Wildflowers Preschool, INC.
Little Wildflowers Preschool, INC. is a licensed child care center in Santa Rosa, CA, licensed for up to 55 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #34 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews conducted, on more than one occasion staff threaten to discipline or did discipline children with “thinking time” or a call to parents if children were not quiet for the 2-hour nap period and in some cases called parents to pick up their children for not sleeping or staying quiet for the 2-hour nap period. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the facility had 1 drinking fountain faucet that exceeded the allowable levels of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 amy.strother@dss.ca.gov
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in areas around and under high climbing equipment or other similar equipment that was observed without cushioned material that absorbs falls, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff punished child in care for not sleeping during nap time
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About this center
Common questions
Does Little Wildflowers Preschool, INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Wildflowers Preschool, INC. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Little Wildflowers Preschool, INC.?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Little Wildflowers Preschool, INC. compare with other daycares in Santa Rosa?
It is tied for #34 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Wildflowers Preschool, INC. last inspected?
Aug 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Wildflowers Preschool, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Wildflowers Preschool, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Santa Rosa, was $1,150 a month for preschoolers (about $1,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Wildflowers Preschool, INC.?
The licensee is Little Wildflowers Preschool, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Evelyn Contreras.
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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 493009876 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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