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Tots of Love - Citrus Heights · Infant Center, Citrus Heights

7312 Antelope Road, Citrus Heights, CA 95621 · Sacramento County
License on probation 2 substantiated complaints Infant center

Tots of Love - Citrus Heights is a licensed child care center in Citrus Heights, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 9 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 12 citations, 5 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 #27 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 94% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #27 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights
5 Type A citations
7 Type B citations
5 Inspections
2 of 9 Complaints substantiated
12 citations from 20 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 17, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 17, 2026 · Inspection · no citation May 12, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Feb 20, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 24, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation May 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 22, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Feb 6, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 6, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 6, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Nov 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 12, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation May 16, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Jan 13, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 13, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 15, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 5, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 13, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation May 20, 2022 · Inspection · citation found Mar 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 2
Records & paperwork 2
Building & playground safety 2
Supervision 2
Sleep safety 1
Staff ratios 1
Training & qualifications 1
Food & feeding 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Apr 22, 2024 Inspection Sleep safety
Infant sleeping equipment §101439.1(f)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.LPA observed an infant in a crib with a blacket covering them.
Plan of correction due Apr 23, 2024
Type A Feb 6, 2024 Complaint investigation Staff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(B)
There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This was not evidenced by: Admission of acting director stating they were left alone with six (6) infants for 20-25 minutes. 1 Acting Director will submit a signed letter to LPA which explains that infant ratio is understood and how the facility will remain in compliance with infant ratios.
Plan of correction due Feb 7, 2024
Type A Feb 6, 2024 Case management visit (deficiencies) Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: 1 Acting director will not remain in the facility until the livescan has been completed and a criminal record clearance is granted. In the interim the program director will step into place. Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department. This was not evidenced by: LPA finding that acting director did not have livescan prints completed and cleared before working in the facility
Plan of correction due Feb 7, 2024
Type B Feb 6, 2024 Case management visit (deficiencies) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(b)
The name of the child care center director, and any fully qualified teacher(s) designated to act in the child care center director's absence, shall be reported to the Department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee(s). 1 Facility will submit the director's package to LPA directly (via e-mail). This was not evidenced by: Based on communication and observation, LPA found that the facility did not notify licensing within 10-days of the change in directors. 8
Plan of correction due Mar 6, 2024
Type A May 16, 2023 Inspection Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)
Based on review of clearances, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 17, 2023
Type B Dec 13, 2022 Case management visit (other) Building & playground safety
Indoor activity space for infants §101438.3(b)(1)(2)
infants & preschool children in the butterflies & caterpillar room with a divider that is not 4 feet high all across which posses a potential risk to the health & safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 27, 2022
Type A Aug 5, 2022 Complaint investigation Supervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(2)(A)
they will do wellness checks prior to arrival and throughout the day as well as check the infants during nap time. A child got a mark on the face which looks like a bite mark after waking up from nap time. Staff confirmed child did not have the mark on the face prior to nap time and also documented the incident on the communication application. This poses an immediate danger to children in care if not corrected.
Plan of correction due Aug 8, 2022
Type B May 20, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)(2)
Based on record review, that the head teacher did not provide written proof of the last fire drill conducted which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 30, 2022
Type B May 20, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Director qualifications and duties §101215.1(b)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that multiple sites managed by the licensee share the same director which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 30, 2022
Type B May 20, 2022 Inspection Records & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a majority of infant files were either missing the needs and services forms or the forms were outdated. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 30, 2022
Type B May 20, 2022 Inspection Supervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(C)(3)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff could not provide 15 minute checks used on the procare app for infants that nap. This poseses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 30, 2022
Type B May 20, 2022 Inspection Food & feeding
Infant food service §101427(j)
Based on observation, staff failed to label a majority of the bottles with name and date. LPAs observed some with name. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 30, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated May 20, 2024 Complaint investigation received Mar 26, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Feb 6, 2024 Complaint investigation received Feb 1, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Ratio- Daycare is out of ratio
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Nov 8, 2023 Complaint investigation received Oct 5, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Jun 12, 2023 Complaint investigation received May 15, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Jan 13, 2023 Complaint investigation received Nov 28, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Sep 15, 2022 Complaint investigation received Aug 9, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Aug 5, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jun 20, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Day-care child sustained an injury while in care
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Jun 13, 2022 Complaint investigation received Apr 12, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Mar 9, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jan 11, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 12 children
License type Infant center
License status On Probation
Licensed since Jun 22, 2021
Licensee Tots Of Love Child Development Center, LLC
Administrator Wanda Woods
Phone (916) 560-9699
State facility # 343623950
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Common questions

Does Tots of Love - Citrus Heights take infants?

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

Has Tots of Love - Citrus Heights had any serious violations?

California issued 5 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 22, 2024, for infant sleeping equipment. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Tots of Love - Citrus Heights?

California investigated 9 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Tots of Love - Citrus Heights compare with other daycares in Citrus Heights?

It is tied for #27 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Tots of Love - Citrus Heights last inspected?

Jun 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Tots of Love - Citrus Heights cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tots of Love - Citrus Heights for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Citrus Heights, was $1,400 a month for infants (about $1,770 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Tots of Love - Citrus Heights?

The licensee is Tots Of Love Child Development Center, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Wanda Woods.

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 343623950 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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