Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.67
- Local median
- 0.07
UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN'S CENTER, THE
1515 FREDERICKS STREET, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
- Facility:
- 401710768
- 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:
- 100
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 inspectionMay 15, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsNovember 21, 2025
Summary
This summary covers nine available inspections for UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN'S CENTER, THE from September 2, 2021 through May 15, 2026.
Five inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on May 15, 2026 and involved facility condition, with a due date of May 29, 2026.
Background screening was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 9
- Recorded violations
- 6
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 1
4 in last 12 months
4 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
9 total inspections vs 4.5 local median in 93405
Compared to 14 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 11%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 56%
- Local median
- 7%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.21
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Staff training
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
November 21, 2024December 11, 2025Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- 101238.2 Outdoor Activity Space (g) The playground shall be enclosed by a fence to protect children and to keep them in the outdoor activity area. The fence shall be at least four feet high. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on LPAs observation and measurement of the fencing height, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal risks to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on LPAs observation and measurement of the fencing height, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal risks to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by May 29, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238.2(g) - 101238.2(g)
- Official code
- 101238.2(g)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two (2) staff (S8 and S13) files missing current mandated reporter training certificates, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 25, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Child's Medical Assessments (a) Prior to, or within 30 calendar days following the enrollment of a child, the licensee shall obtain a written medical assessment of the child. This medical assessment enables the licensee to assess whether the center can provide necessary health-related services to the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four (4) children's files (C4, C6, C10, C12) missing the medical assesment - LIC701 Physician's Report, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 25, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101220(a) - 101220(a)
- Official code
- 101220(a)
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- 101170 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...in a licensed facility: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption... This requirement was not me as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not ensure staff (S2) obtained a criminal background clearance prior to working the CCC, which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
- Report comments
- Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not ensure staff (S2) obtained a criminal background clearance prior to working the CCC, which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 21, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101170(e)(1) - 101170(e)(1)
- Official code
- 101170(e)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that 2 teachers did not have current Mandated Reporter Training (AB1207) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 5, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- Lead Testing (1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. 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 in as the CCC, which was constructed before 1/1/10, has not had facility's water sources tested for lead contamination levels which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 19, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1597.16(a)(1) - 1597.16(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1597.16(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report