Summerfield Waldorf School
Summerfield Waldorf School is a licensed child care center in Santa Rosa, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Licensee has made the faucet “D” temporarily inaccessible by placing a bag over the faucet with an “Out of Order” sign and have replaced the faucet, to be retested after the required flushing period. Children receive drinking water from faucets A, B, C or E transported in water jugs to the Seeding classroom. On 02/29/24, licensee failed to maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level for water lead testing resulting with values of 5.5 ppb or greater for Faucet “D” – Sink Faucet, in Seedlings Classroom, with a result of 6.2 ppb. Water testing results identified with Action Level Exceedance as defined in WD section 101700.3. are not deemed safe to drink. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 The licensee plans to retest the faucet on 3/15/24, submitting new test results once received. F1 posted test results on the bulletin board outside of the classroom and will notify all parents and guardians of the steps taken to correct the deficiency.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of five staff. Staff 2 (S2) was observed working in the role of teacher with 9 children outdoors without another staff present and did not have documentation of Early Childhood Education/Child Development units on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of eight staff present during today's inspection. S1 did not have a criminal record clearance and association to the facility through Community Care Licensing requirements which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Based on interview, although the facility has had lead testing completed for the private school, lead testing has not been completed following requirements for Community Care Licensing which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Summerfield Waldorf School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Summerfield Waldorf School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 15, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
When was Summerfield Waldorf School last inspected?
Nov 15, 2023. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Summerfield Waldorf School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Summerfield Waldorf School 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 Summerfield Waldorf School?
The licensee is Summerfield Waldorf School, and the administrator listed with the state is Catherine Schlager.
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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 493002286 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.