Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.5
- Local median
- 0.29
FIRST STEPS LEARNING CENTER
3201 STANLEY BOULEVARD, Lafayette, CA 94549
- Facility:
- 073400647
- Type:
- INFANT CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 32
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionOctober 7, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsOctober 7, 2025
Summary
This summary covers four available inspections for FIRST STEPS LEARNING CENTER from May 17, 2023 through October 7, 2025.
One inspection recorded a violation, with two recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on May 17, 2023 and involved sleep safety, with a due date of June 16, 2023.
Three later inspections, from July 10, 2023 through October 7, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 4
- Recorded violations
- 2
- Higher-concern violations
- 2
- Repeated topics
- 0
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
4 total inspections vs 4 local median in 94549
Compared to 28 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 25%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 25%
- Local median
- 25%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.07
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
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Inspection history
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No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- Staff-Infant Ratio (b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by ensuring the facility maintains ratio at all times, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed 1 teacher's aid supervising 7 infants. The staff indicated the other teacher left the classroom to change an infant's diaper.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 18, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101416.5(b) - 101416.5(b)
- Official code
- 101416.5(b)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Needs and Services Plan (b) The needs and services plan shall be in writing and shall include the following: (2) Infants up to 12 months of age shall have a completed Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)], which is incorporated by reference. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above ensuring that each infant up to 12 months of age has the LIC 9227 form in file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 16, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101419.2(b)(2) - 101419.2(b)(2)
- Official code
- 101419.2(b)(2)