Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.62
- Local median
- 0.33
MC DONALD LEARNING CENTER
1017 HOLDEN AVENUE, Big Bear City, CA 92314
- Facility:
- 364840540
- Type:
- SCHOOL AGE DAY CARE 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:
- 28
Inspection snapshot
Recent higher-concern violation
At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.
Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionJanuary 16, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJanuary 16, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 13 available inspections for MC DONALD LEARNING CENTER from August 24, 2021 through January 16, 2026.
Seven inspections recorded violations, with eight recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on December 8, 2025 and involved supervision, with a due date of December 9, 2025.
That higher-concern topic showed up in three inspections.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 13
- Recorded violations
- 8
- Higher-concern violations
- 5
- Repeated topics
- 2
3 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
13 total inspections vs 5 local median in San Bernardino County
Compared to 94 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 38%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 54%
- Local median
- 25%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 2
- Local average
- 0.16
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Child guidance
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
October 30, 2024April 2, 2025Supervision
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
April 2, 2025December 8, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Responsibility For Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 opened the door to the Elephant classroom by self, entered the empty classroom and laid down on the carpet. When C1 engaged in these activities, neither S1 nor S2 were providing visual supervision to C1, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 9, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision 101229 (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not provide care and supervision to meet the needs of the children when C4 cut C5s hair without the staff being aware that C4 picked up the scissors in the classroom. This poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 9, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a) - 101229(a)
- Official code
- 101229(a)
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Personal Rights 101223 (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not ensure each child was accorded dignity when S1 yelled and used the term “pissing me off” when speaking to C2 and other children in care. This poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 9, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223.2 (a) Discipline: Any form of discipline or punishment that violates a child's personal rights as specified in Section 101223 shall not be permitted regardless of authorized representative consent or authorization. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not ensure, that S1s disciplinary action of pushing the broom bristles into the back of C1 knees, did not violate C1 personal rights. This poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on interviews, the licensee did not ensure, that S1s disciplinary action of pushing the broom bristles into the back of C1 knees, did not violate C1 personal rights. This poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 6, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223.2(a) - 101223.2(a)
- Official code
- 101223.2(a)
Higher concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- 101538.3(b) Indoor Activity Space for School-Age Children: In combination programs, indoor activity space provided for school-age child care center children shall be physically separated from space provided for infant care and child care center children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA observation, the Licensee did not ensure the school age children were separate from the preschool children, when C1 was in a preschool classroom with 5 other preschool children at 3:45pm. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on LPA observation, the Licensee did not ensure the school age children were separate from the preschool children, when C1 was in a preschool classroom with 5 other preschool children at 3:45pm. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 31, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101538.3(b) - 101538.3(b)
- Official code
- 101538.3(b)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- 101216.3 (g) Teacher-Child Ratio: A teacher shall not be required to perform housekeeping or maintenance duties that prevent him/her from performing duties related to providing care and supervision to children. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, teachers are responsible for cleanliness of the classroom. On August 12, 2024, an incident occurred due to S1 performing housekeeping duties rather than providing care and supervision. This poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on interviews, teachers are responsible for cleanliness of the classroom. On August 12, 2024, an incident occurred due to S1 performing housekeeping duties rather than providing care and supervision. This poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 6, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.3(g) - 101216.3(g)
- Official code
- 101216.3(g)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Child's Records (b) Each record shall contain information including, but not limited to, the following: (8) Medical assessment, including ambulatory status as specified in Section 101220, and the following health information: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four of nine child files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 14, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101221(b)(8) - 101221(b)(8)
- Official code
- 101221(b)(8)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- 101229(a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by; 3 children in care wondering away from the center. This is a Type A violation and it poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. POC
- Report comments
- evidenced by; 3 children in care wondering away from the center. This is a Type A violation and it poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. POC
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 25, 2021
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)