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Seedlings & Sprouts Preschool

1561 Herbert Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 · Sonoma County
Child care center (preschool)

Seedlings & Sprouts Preschool is a licensed child care center in Santa Rosa, CA, licensed for up to 51 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #19 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #19 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 19, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 19, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundDec 28, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 6, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type BFeb 19, 2026InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Children C1 and C6 were not provided visual supervision while in the "movement room" or hallway of the main classroom, as well as multiple children when entering the bathroom which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 5, 2026

About this center

Licensed capacity51 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 25, 2019
LicenseeTunnicliffe, Vanessa & Theilen, Kristopher
AdministratorVanessa Tunnicliffe
Phone(707) 544-0951
State facility #493009834

Common questions

Does Seedlings & Sprouts Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Seedlings & Sprouts Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Seedlings & Sprouts Preschool compare with other daycares in Santa Rosa?

It is tied for #19 of 52 centers in Santa Rosa by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Seedlings & Sprouts Preschool last inspected?

Feb 19, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Seedlings & Sprouts Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Seedlings & Sprouts Preschool 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 Seedlings & Sprouts Preschool?

The licensee is Tunnicliffe, Vanessa & Theilen, Kristopher, and the administrator listed with the state is Vanessa Tunnicliffe.

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 493009834 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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