North Bay Children’s Center Programs

North Bay Children’s Center Programs offers full-year child care and early education for children. The program is part of a larger network that serves more than 600 children across multiple sites and has been operating since 1988. The Area Director for this program is Bobbi Cardenas.

• Ages: 0–10 years old
• Schedule: Full-year program with hours from 7:30am to 5:30pm, Monday through Friday

Since 1988, North Bay Children’s Center programs have demonstrated success inspiring young minds and transforming the lives of thousands of children. The organization provides high quality, affordable child care and innovative child development programs to more than 650 Marin and Sonoma families across 14 North Bay locations in Novato, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, and Healdsburg. North Bay Children’s Center is a 501(c)(3) certified organization and provides 4,410 hours of child care for single and working parents and 303,000 healthy meals served to children across 13 school sites.

The mission of North Bay Children’s Center is to provide the highest quality child care and early education to more than 600 children across sites in Novato, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, and Sonoma. One parent, Christine L., shares 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, noting that he is having a great time playing with friends and learning valuable academic and social skills. Another parent, Wendy N., states that the staff at North Bay Children’s Center show care and concern for both her child and her family, and that during a difficult time this place saved her life.

Last updated May 15, 2026.