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Santa Rosa Junior College/Infant Center

1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 · Sonoma County
Infant center

Santa Rosa Junior College/Infant Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Rosa, CA, licensed for up to 46 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. 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.

Inspection record

More citations than 45% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #23 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 6, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 6, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Oct 18, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Feb 14, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Feb 14, 2023 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Based on record review, the facility had two faucets (site “EE” at 19 pbb and site “O” at 9 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 reusable sippy cups that are filled by sinks that meet the requirements and that families have been notified of the plans for remediation.
Plan of correction due Mar 16, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity 46 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Nov 24, 1988
Licensee Santa Rosa Junior College
Administrator Tina Rosenberg
Phone (707) 527-4224
State facility # 490108941
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Common questions

Does Santa Rosa Junior College/Infant Center take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Santa Rosa Junior College/Infant 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/Infant 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/Infant Center last inspected?

May 6, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Santa Rosa Junior College/Infant Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Santa Rosa Junior College/Infant Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sonoma County, which includes Santa Rosa, was $1,610 a month for infants (about $2,030 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Santa Rosa Junior College/Infant Center?

The licensee is Santa Rosa Junior College, and the administrator listed with the state is Tina Rosenberg.

Licensed centers nearby

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 490108941 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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