NORTH BAY CHILDREN'S CENTER P/S - MCDOWELL

A licensed child care center in Petaluma, California, with its state visit, citation and complaint history from the California Department of Social Services (CDSS).

Program details

Program type: Licensed child care center (CDSS license type: Day Care Center)

Address: 405 SOUTH MCDOWELL, Petaluma, CA 94954

County: Sonoma County

Phone: (707) 763-2000

Ages served: not in the state's data; ask the program.

Licensed capacity: 39 children

State ID (CDSS facility number): 493006542

License status (CDSS): Licensed

First licensed: November 9, 2006

Last visit by the state: June 24, 2026

View the official record on CDSS's Care Facility Search, with the full visit and complaint reports.

Inspection history

From August 17, 2022 to June 24, 2026

3 inspections
0 complaint visits
4 other visits
0 Type A citations, 0 Type B citations in all

Type A citations are for the most serious violations, where CDSS finds an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care; they are issued even if the problem is fixed on the spot. Type B citations are for violations that could become an immediate risk if not corrected. An inspection checks compliance with the law and the licensing rules. A complaint visit is part of investigating a complaint. "Other visits" are visits the state doesn't list as either an inspection or a complaint visit.

A citation means a licensing analyst found that a licensing rule wasn't being met at the time of the visit. CDSS notes that some citations may be under appeal or already corrected. Read the official record for details.

Citations by kind of visit, as the state counts them:

Inspections: 0 Type A, 0 Type B
Other visits: 0 Type A, 0 Type B
Complaint investigations: 0 Type A, 0 Type B

The state's counts by kind of visit don't always line up with the dates below. The reports on the official record show which visit each citation came from.

Every visit in the state's records

7 visits, newest first.

June 24, 2026 · Other visit
November 17, 2025 · Inspection
October 9, 2025 · Other visit
February 6, 2025 · Other visit
March 14, 2024 · Inspection
May 5, 2023 · Inspection
August 17, 2022 · Other visit

The state's records list no completed complaint investigations for this program.

View the official record and reports

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Sources

CDSS Community Care Licensing Division, child care centers download (CSV): program details, visit dates and kinds, citation counts, code sections cited and complaint findings.
CDSS Care Facility Search: the official record and reports for this facility.

Published by the California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. CDSS's Conditions of Use treat information on its websites as public domain unless marked otherwise. State download retrieved November 12, 2026. We show the state's figures as published. The file lists inspection dates and other-visit dates; the remaining visit dates are labeled complaint visits, which matches the state's complaint-visit count. Program details last checked October 21, 2026.

A listing is not an endorsement or a rating. The state's record is the official source: confirm licensing, inspections and program details with CDSS and the program before you enroll a child. Report a problem with this page.