Santa Rosa Junior College Children's Center
Santa Rosa Junior College Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Rosa, CA, licensed for up to 112 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #23 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the facility had five faucets (site “BB” at 7.3 pbb, site “C” at 9.7 pbb, site “F” at 21 ppb, site “H” at 21 ppb, and “X” at 9.2 ppb) that exceeded the allowable levels of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 D1 stated children in care are receiving drinking water from either reusable or disposable cups that are filled with water from sinks that meet the requirements and that families have been notified of the plans for remediation.
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Common questions
Does Santa Rosa Junior College Children's 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 Santa Rosa Junior College Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Santa Rosa Junior College Children's Center compare with other daycares in Santa Rosa?
It is tied for #23 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Santa Rosa Junior College Children's Center last inspected?
May 6, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Santa Rosa Junior College Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Santa Rosa Junior College Children's Center 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 Santa Rosa Junior College Children's Center?
The licensee is Santa Rosa Junior College, and the administrator listed with the state is Tina Rosenberg.
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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 490109432 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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