North Bay Children’s Center After School Program

The North Bay Children’s Center After School Program is part of North Bay Children’s Center, which provides high quality, affordable child care and innovative child development programs to more than 600 children. The program is included in an organization that serves 650+ Marin and Sonoma families and operates across multiple North Bay locations.

• Ages: 5–10 years old

Since 1988, North Bay Children’s Center programs have demonstrated success inspiring young minds and transforming the lives of thousands of children, and the organization has 38 years of experience preparing children for success. North Bay Children’s Center provides 4,410 hours of child care annually for single and working parents and serves 303,000 healthy meals to children across 13 school sites each year. The organization reports that 100% of its graduates have proficiencies needed to enter kindergarten and operates 14 North Bay locations in Novato, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, and Healdsburg.

The North Bay Children’s Center leadership team for these programs includes Laurel, who leads all financial strategy, contract management, budgeting, and planning; Marin Area Director Donje Fields; Area Director Leydis Mata; and Enrollment Manager Irma Mendoza. Laurel brings more than eight years of nonprofit finance and accounting experience and holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of San Francisco and dual bachelor’s degrees in business/accounting and political science from Dominican University of California. Donje Fields has over seven years of experience in early childhood education and a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Development. Leydis Mata has over 25 years of experience in early childhood education and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development and a Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education from Pacific Oaks College. Irma Mendoza has over 13 years of experience in early childhood education.

North Bay Children’s Center is a 501(c)(3) certified organization. Its community involvement includes serving 650+ Marin and Sonoma families across 14 North Bay locations, with board and committee service from community members such as Emily, Beth, and Jeanne. Beth has served on the board for the past eight years, and Jeanne has served on the Resource Development Committee of the Board for six years.

Parent feedback about the North Bay Children’s Center After School program includes a report from Christine L., who states that her son Henry has been attending the NBCC After School program for over a year and that she appreciates NBCC’s curriculum that incorporates many of the educational approaches of their elementary school, as well as his time playing with friends and learning academic and social skills. Another parent, Wendy N., states that the staff at North Bay Children’s Center show care and concern for her child and for her family and that during a difficult time the program “saved my life.”

Last updated May 15, 2026.