Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.24
- Local median
- 0.23
ACE TOTS PRESCHOOL
7204 SHORELINE DRIVE, Stockton, CA 95219
- Facility:
- 393617385
- Type:
- 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:
- 90
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 inspectionJune 16, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJune 16, 2026
Summary
This summary covers 21 available inspections for ACE TOTS PRESCHOOL from July 21, 2021 through June 16, 2026.
14 inspections recorded violations, with 26 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on June 16, 2026 and involved child guidance, with a due date of June 12, 2026.
Supervision was a higher-concern topic that showed up in five inspections.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 21
- Recorded violations
- 26
- Higher-concern violations
- 15
- Repeated topics
- 2
8 in last 12 months
12 in last 12 months
7 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
21 total inspections vs 9.5 local median in 95219
Compared to 8 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 57%
- Local median
- 12%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 67%
- Local median
- 23%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 2
- Local average
- 0.25
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 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
January 24, 2024April 17, 2026June 16, 2026Supervision
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
March 17, 2026April 8, 2026June 16, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision... to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by inadequately supervising Child # 1 while in the teachers’ care resulting in the child having access and drinking from a contaminated cup in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 15, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223 (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (b) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide a safe environment for children by allowing Child #1 to hit the cabinet until the bin fell on Child #1 in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Based on interviews and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide a safe environment for children by allowing Child #1 to hit the cabinet until the bin fell on Child #1 in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 12, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(2)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (b) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having the hand soap and paper towels accessible to children in the children’s bathrooms and having gates that prevent exits in case of an emergency in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observations and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having the hand soap and paper towels accessible to children in the children’s bathrooms and having gates that prevent exits in case of an emergency in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 20, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(2)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- 101239 Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies (n) Furniture and equipment shall be maintained in good condition, free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failure to maintain play equipment, fixtures, and furniture in good repair, such as broken cargo net ladder, broken chairs, lumber, broken toys, shelves, and step stools and chipped paint on outdoor playground equipment, furniture, and dwelling) in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observations and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failure to maintain play equipment, fixtures, and furniture in good repair, such as broken cargo net ladder, broken chairs, lumber, broken toys, shelves, and step stools and chipped paint on outdoor playground equipment, furniture, and dwelling) in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 20, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101239 - 101239
- Official code
- 101239
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- 101238.2 Outdoor Activity Space (d) The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained: (2) Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failure to maintain outdoor activity space and failure to keep yards free from hazards in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observations and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failure to maintain outdoor activity space and failure to keep yards free from hazards in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 18, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238.2(d)(2) - 101238.2(d)(2)
- Official code
- 101238.2(d)(2)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- (e) As a condition of licensure, the areas around and under high climbing equipment, swings, slides and other similar equipment shall be cushioned with material that absorbs falls. (1) Sand, woodchips and peagravel, or rubber mats commercially produced for the purposes of (e) above, are permitted. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failure to maintain the grounds under the play structures in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 18, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238.2(e)(1) - 101238.2(e)(1)
- Official code
- 101238.2(e)(1)
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- 101229.1(b) Sign In and Sign Out (b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on the interviews and record reviews, it was proven that there were multiple occasions where center staff signed-in and/or signed-out the children which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on the interviews and record reviews, it was proven that there were multiple occasions where center staff signed-in and/or signed-out the children which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 18, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229.1(b) - 101229.1(b)
- Official code
- 101229.1(b)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- 101221(e) Child's Records (e) A child’s records shall be open to inspection by the child’s authorized representative. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on the interviews and record reviews, it was proven that child’s records were not given to child’s authorized representative, who had an authorization by law, which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on the interviews and record reviews, it was proven that child’s records were not given to child’s authorized representative, who had an authorization by law, which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 18, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101221(e) - 101221(e)
- Official code
- 101221(e)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- (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 observations and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by leaving the children unattended in the bathroom while S1 was stepping away from the bathroom to go to the front door to open the door for LPA, and S2 was in the bathroom with S1 leaving the children unattended napping in Room 5 during nap time in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 9, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
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 observations and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by leaving the children unattended while the site supervisor was stepping away from the classroom to go to the front door to open the door for LPA, and the other teacher was in the kitchen preparing lunch for the children in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 18, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- Teacher-Child Ratio (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not mainting the proper teacher-child ratios while the children were in the teachers' care in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 18, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.3(a) - 101216.3(a)
- Official code
- 101216.3(a)
Low concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan (d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not conducting the fire drill and the disaster drill at least once every six months in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 17, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101174(d) - 101174(d)
- Official code
- 101174(d)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- Lead Testing (b)(1) A result which values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: The water report dated 06/18/2024 revealed that the facility had elevated levels of lead in one water faucet. This is a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 24, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- (a) (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations.... to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted, it was revealed that facility staff grabbed the childcare child’s arm, leaving a grab mark and causing pain. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 25, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(2)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- (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 was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted, it was revealed that facility staff allowed childcare children to wander from the childcare facility. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 14, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- (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 the interview and observation, the tone and volume used by staff posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 30, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- (a) Each child receiving services... shall have certain rights that shall not be…abridged...These rights include...the following:…(2) To receive safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations... This requirement was not met as evidence by: Interviews revealed issues relating to diapering, including not being changed throughout the day and picking children up soiled at end of the day. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 30, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102423(a)(2) - 102423(a)(2)
- Official code
- 102423(a)(2)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- Criminal Record Clearance (e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where one staff was not associated with the facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 24, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101170(e) - 101170(e)
- Official code
- 101170(e)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Teacher Qualifications and Duties (c) To be a fully qualified teacher, a teacher shall have one of the following: (1) Twelve postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development completed, with passing grades, at an accredited or approved college or university; and at least six months of work experience in a licensed child care center or comparable group child care program. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 24, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216.1(c)(1) - 101216.1(c)(1)
- Official code
- 101216.1(c)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Medication
- Report finding
- Health-Related Services (e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications: (1) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be centrally stored in accordance with the requirements specified below: (B) Each container shall have an unaltered label. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations of the medication stored on site, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA did not observe the medication to be stored in its original unaltered packaging, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 13, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101226(e)(1)(B) - 101226(e)(1)(B)
- Official code
- 101226(e)(1)(B)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- General Provisions and Definitions (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA did not observe immunization records for 1 of the 4 staff files reviewed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 13, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) - 1596.7995(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.7995(a)(1)
Higher concern: Attendance accountability
- Report finding
- Sign In and Sign Out (a) In addition to the sign-in procedure requirement of Section 101226.1(b), the licensee shall develop, maintain and implement a written procedure to sign the child in/out of the child care center that shall, at a minimum, include the following: (1) The person who signs the child in/out shall use his/her full legal signature and shall record the time of day. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in children were being signed in and out without use of full legal signature by authorized pick up representative, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 13, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229.1(a)(1) - 101229.1(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229.1(a)(1)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Care Center Sleeping Equipment (c) Floor mats or cots that meet the requirements of Section 101239.1(b) shall be provided for all infants who have the ability to climb out of a crib. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed sleeping mats were stacked on top of each other with individual sheets still on individual mats, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 13, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101439.1(c) - 101439.1(c)
- Official code
- 101439.1(c)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- (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 was not met as evidenced by: LPA observed on 10/27/21, staff left children unsupervised in preschool room#1. There was no additional staff in room #1 to provide care and supervision to children. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 17, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- 101212 Reporting Requirements d) Upon the occurrence…of any of the events…a report shall be made to the Department…within the Department's next working day…a written report containing the information…shall be submitted…within seven days following the occurrence of such event. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, licensee did not ensure to notify the Department on an unusual incident involving C1 within the next working day and submit a written report within 7 days.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Based on observation and interview, licensee did not ensure to notify the Department on an unusual incident involving C1 within the next working day and submit a written report within 7 days.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 23, 2021
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(d) - 101212(d)
- Official code
- 101212(d)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- 101219 Admission Agreements (f) The licensee shall comply with all terms and conditions set forth in the admission agreement. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, licensee did not ensure to comply with the policies on the admission agreement.
- Report comments
- Based on observation and interview, licensee did not ensure to comply with the policies on the admission agreement.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 23, 2021
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101219(f) - 101219(f)
- Official code
- 101219(f)