A bright, organized daycare classroom with low wooden tables and chairs, a play loft with stairs, a teepee, shelves of toys and books, soft play blocks, and a sensory bin, all arranged on a wood floor beneath pale blue ceiling beams and large windows letting in natural light.
The classroom for toddlers at South Coast Day Care in Point Arena, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. The new room for children 18 months and older opened on Monday Jan. 26, 2026. (Julie Lotter via Bay City News)

POINT ARENA, CA., 1/26/26 — On Monday, South Coast Day Care’s director Julie Lotter welcomed a class of toddlers into their new playroom. According to Lotter, the day care, located in the former St. Paul’s Church on School Street, is now home to the first licensed toddler care program for children as young as 18 months in Point Arena.

The new service is a welcome addition for Point Arena parents, who have had historically limited childcare options, especially for children under two years old. 

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