Sacramento Waldorf School Early Childhood
Sacramento Waldorf School Early Childhood is a licensed child care center in Fair Oaks, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (4 of 8). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 18 centers in Fair Oaks and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 files reviewed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the facility uses a portable "Honeypot" toilet that does not flush, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, LPA learned that the facility used an outdoor playground before it was approved, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, facility has not submitted Director paperwork for facility director, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk for persons in care.
Based on observation, the director did not comply with the section cited above in that the medication located was accessible to children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a staff member did not have proof of measles and pertussis on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the director did not comply with the section cited above in that staff files are missing LIC 508, LIC 503, LIC 9108 and LIC 9052 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, in that there was an epipen with no label instructions provided by the parent and no box with physician instruction which which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff allow children in areas not approved by licensing
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About this center
Common questions
Does Sacramento Waldorf School Early Childhood take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Sacramento Waldorf School Early Childhood had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 26, 2022, for health-related services. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Sacramento Waldorf School Early Childhood?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Sacramento Waldorf School Early Childhood compare with other daycares in Fair Oaks?
It is #16 of 18 centers in Fair Oaks by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Sacramento Waldorf School Early Childhood last inspected?
Jan 29, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Sacramento Waldorf School Early Childhood cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sacramento Waldorf School Early Childhood for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Fair Oaks, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Sacramento Waldorf School Early Childhood?
The licensee is Sacramento Waldorf School Association, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Klaus Palacios.
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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 343624040 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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