Java Mama Folsom, a coffee shop which also has play areas for children, is closing down in February. The store opened in January 2014 confirmed the decision on its Facebook page. Java Mama’s last day of business will be on February 26.

Owner Rachel Cabalse explained on Facebook that she has to close in the face of an increase in her rent.

“I have worked harder and longer hours as an attempt towards making Java Mama profitable, or quite honestly just merely staying in business. With my savings being just enough to cover a tank of gas, I have to admit that what I’m doing isn’t working,” she said.

Java Mama utilizes 1,750 square feet of space in the Broadstone Marketplace in Folsom. Within that space is a coffee shop with play areas for children, but the store is designed to be more than just a child-friendly coffee shop.

There are other Java Mama shops, although the store is not a franchise. Owners purchase licensing rights to the name and business plan. There was another Java Mama shop in San Diego when the Folsom branch opened, but it closed. According to the Java Mama web-site there are still stores operating in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Fort Wayne, Indiana. There is a third shop in planning in Washington, DC.