a licensed#394501929 home daycare in Elk Grove, California
Where little feet leave everlasting footprints.
T.L.C. Footprints is a small, licensed family child care home in Elk Grove. Children from birth through age 5 spend their days playing, exploring, and growing in a home where they are known, cared for, and encouraged to be themselves.
Good to know
7:30 AM – 6 PM
Monday to Friday
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Updated this month
Meals provided
Breakfast, 2 snacks
Child Action
Subsidy accepted
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What it costs
I put my rates here so you can see them before you call. If you have questions about schedules or Child Action, I'm happy to talk them through.
Infant CareInfant
CareInfant Care: $305 per week full-time, about $1,322 a month.
Part-time care is based on an agreed weekly schedule and availability.
Toddler/Preschool-Age Care
Toddler/Preschool-Age Care: $285 per week full-time, about $1,235 a month.
Part-time care is based on an agreed weekly schedule and availability.
Tuition is based on enrollment, not attendance.
Availability varies by age and schedule. Contact T.L.C. Footprints to confirm current openings.
Need help paying for child care?
T.L.C. Footprints accepts Child Action assistance for eligible Sacramento County families.
Rather call? (916) 369-0191, weekdays 7:30 AM–5 PM.
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A home, not a center
Home-based care gives your child consistency, personal attention, and room to grow.
Try stacking the blocks.
Consistent care
in a familiar home settingNo moving up to a different room every September. Your child stays where they started, first day to last.
Play-based and
child-ledChildren learn by exploring and asking questions, inside a routine they can count on.
A small
groupI know each child's temperament, what settles them, and what they are working on right now.
Long stretches of play that nobody interrupts
T.L.C. is my grandmother
Thelma Louise Clark
The T.L.C. in T.L.C. Footprints is not a tagline about tender loving care. It is my grandmother's name.
Her name became part of the daycare because I wanted this place to stand for something personal and lasting.
My goal is to create a place where children feel safe, comfortable, cared for, and loved, with room to play, explore, learn, and grow at their own pace.
That idea is also behind the tagline: “Where Little Feet Leave Everlasting Footprints.”
How enrollment works
Three steps, and you can stop at any of them.
Tour the home
Tours are by appointment, giving us time to talk without rushing. Call, text, or email to request a time, and I will confirm it with you directly.
Reserve and enroll
A $150 non-refundable enrollment deposit is required to reserve your child's childcare space. We then complete the required forms, emergency contacts, and immunization records together.
First day
We agree on a start date and review what your child needs for a comfortable first day.
The things parents ask first
The ones I get asked most, answered straight.
Yes! T.L.C. Footprints Home Daycare is a licensed California Family Child Care Home, license #394501929. You're welcome to look up that license through the California Department of Social Services, and I'd genuinely encourage you to do it.
Not the question you came with?
Call or text 510-434-4834.
Come see the space
Tours are by appointment. Request a time online, or call or text me directly.
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