Sunshine Academy
2452 Del Paso Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95815 · Sacramento County
ClosedInfant center
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Feb 2, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.
Sunshine Academy was a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 14 children. Its license closed around February 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 substantiated, and issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
1Type A citations
5Type B citations
3Inspections
2 of 3Complaints substantiated
Every state visit
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits
What inspectors cited most
Sleep safety3
Staff ratios1
Records & paperwork1
Building & playground safety1
Citations, newest first
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendence.This requirement is not met as evidence by LPA's observations of two unqualified staff supervising 7 infants on 8/15/2023 in the classroom. 1 Facility representative will send a statement requesting an exception to have an aide with 9 Child Development Units and currently attending more ECE units including the Infants/Toddler course. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Sep 1, 2023
Type BMay 3, 2023Follow-up on a plan of correctionSleep safety
Napping equipment §101239.1(c)
Based on observation the facility did not comply with the section cited above by not using sheets on the nap cots, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 10, 2023
Type BApr 17, 2023InspectionSleep safety
Infant sleeping equipment §101439.1(e)(1)
Based on observation, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by having soiled sheets in three out of five cribs, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 24, 2023
Type BApr 17, 2023InspectionSleep safety
Napping equipment §101239.1(c)
Based on observation and interview, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by not using sheets on the nap cots, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 24, 2023
Type BSep 8, 2022Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(b)
(b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement was not met, evidenced by: LPA observed sign in and out sheets to be incomplete and without a parent signature for present children. Parent interviews revealed that sometimes they forget to sign in and out. 1 Director stated that they will continue to remind parents about the importance of signing the children in and out, and will come up with a plan to ensure parents are signing in and out. Director will submit plan to LPA Tillery.
Plan of correction due Sep 22, 2022
Type BJun 23, 2022InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(f)(1)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above that, LPAs did not observse a trash bin with a tight fitted lid. LPAs observed a staff member toss diapers in a bag and take the bag to the outside trash bin, this which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 14, 2022
Complaint investigations
SubstantiatedAug 31, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jul 19, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Day care is out of ratio
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedSep 8, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jun 17, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Staff do not ensure that responsible parties properly sign children in and out of daycare center
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedSep 8, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jul 15, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
About this center
Licensed capacity14 children
License typeInfant center
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceJun 4, 2018
ClosedFeb 2, 2026
LicenseeSunshine Academy
Last administratorJennifer McCray
State facility #343622221
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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 343622221 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.