Patti Cakes Children's Center · Infant Center, Turlock
Patti Cakes Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Turlock, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #17 of 20 centers in Turlock and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Director Meredith Lawrence will meet with staff regarding diaper changing and hygeine practices. Director will provide a copy of staff meeting agenda and sign-in sheet by
information obtained during the 1 Director is to review the most current California Department of Public Health guidelines and Stanislaus County Public Health guidelines and submit a mitigation plan on how the facility will protect children in care, staff and the community from COVID-19. Plan to be submitted by 2/10/23. investigation that Director allowed Staff #1 to continue working at the facility despite testing positive for COVID-19. This is an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff do not meet day care children's diapering needs
Staff are not following proper COVID-19 guidance
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Common questions
Does Patti Cakes Children's Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Patti Cakes Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 9, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Patti Cakes Children's Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Patti Cakes Children's Center compare with other daycares in Turlock?
It is #17 of 20 centers in Turlock by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Patti Cakes Children's Center last inspected?
Mar 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Patti Cakes Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Patti Cakes Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Stanislaus County, which includes Turlock, was $1,141 a month for infants (about $1,440 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Patti Cakes Children's Center?
The licensee is Patti Cakes Children's Center LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Janeth Ramirez.
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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 503810178 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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