North Bay Childrens Center-valley Vista
North Bay Childrens Center-valley Vista is a licensed child care center in Petaluma, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 #9 of 18 centers in Petaluma and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, medication for child 5 (C5) expired in November 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation the facility did not have a carbon monoxide detector which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does North Bay Childrens Center-valley Vista take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has North Bay Childrens Center-valley Vista had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does North Bay Childrens Center-valley Vista compare with other daycares in Petaluma?
It is tied for #9 of 18 centers in Petaluma 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 North Bay Childrens Center-valley Vista last inspected?
Mar 26, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does North Bay Childrens Center-valley Vista cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask North Bay Childrens Center-valley Vista for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Petaluma, was $1,150 a month for preschoolers (about $1,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs North Bay Childrens Center-valley Vista?
The licensee is North Bay Childrens Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica Fenech.
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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 493009183 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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