Sacramento City College Child Development Center
Sacramento City College Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 65 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #149 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
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To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or. 1 Director will submit a training that will prevent any future incidents from occurring by POC date 2/26/2025. withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement has not been met by evidence: A child was told they police would be called if the teacher was hurt. This is considered as an immediate risk to the children in care. 8
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Director spoke inappropriately to child in care
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Common questions
Does Sacramento City College Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Sacramento City College Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 25, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Sacramento City College Child Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Sacramento City College Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #149 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Sacramento City College Child Development Center last inspected?
Feb 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Sacramento City College Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sacramento City College Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Sacramento, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Sacramento City College Child Development Center?
The licensee is Los Rios Community College District, and the administrator listed with the state is Sadat Zarek.
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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 340320714 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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