Sunshine House Children's Center - Martinez
Sunshine House Children's Center - Martinez is a licensed child care center in Martinez, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 24 centers in Martinez and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Sunshine House Children's Center - Martinez take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Sunshine House Children's Center - Martinez had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Sunshine House Children's Center - Martinez compare with other daycares in Martinez?
It is tied for #1 of 24 centers in Martinez by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Sunshine House Children's Center - Martinez last inspected?
Oct 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Sunshine House Children's Center - Martinez cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sunshine House Children's Center - Martinez for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Martinez, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Sunshine House Children's Center - Martinez?
The licensee is Sunshine House Children's Center INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Ana Marie Smith.
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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 073400902 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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