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LEARNING TREE GOLDEN HILL

1402 GOLDEN HILL ROAD, Paso Robles, CA 93446

Facility:
406216211
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:
80

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 inspectionApril 29, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsApril 29, 2026

Summary

This summary covers six available inspections for LEARNING TREE GOLDEN HILL from March 24, 2025 through April 29, 2026.

Four inspections recorded violations, with four recorded violations in total.

The most recent recorded violation was on November 21, 2025 and involved parent rights, with a due date of November 21, 2025.

Staff-to-child ratio was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.

Two later inspections, from December 10, 2025 through April 29, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.

At a glance

Total inspections
6

5 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
4

3 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
1

1 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
0

Last 36 months

Local comparison

6 total inspections vs 5 local median in 93446

Compared to 13 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.67
Local median
0

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
17%
Local median
0%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
67%
Local median
0%

Repeated topics

This provider
0
Local average
0

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

The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

View official report
Medium concern: Staff training
Report finding
(c) To be a fully qualified teacher, a teacher shall have one of the following...(1) Twelve post-secondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or child development completed... This requirement is not met as evidenced by... Based on interview and record review, LPA's determined that Staff Member 3 (S3) is not considered a qualified teacher. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by December 1, 2025
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)
View official report
Medium concern: Parent rights
Report finding
(c)(1) A licensed child day care facility shall provide to the parents or guardians of each child receiving services in the facility copies of any licensing report that documents any Type A citation... This requirement is not met as evidenced by... Based on interview and record review, LPA's determined that the Co-Director did not provide parents with the complaint report from 11/19/25 and LIC 9224 forms weren't returned by parents. This may pose a potential risk to health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by November 21, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1596.8595(c)(1) - 1596.8595(c)(1)
Official code
1596.8595(c)(1)
View official report
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
101216.3(a) Teacher-Child Ratio...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 interview, observation, and record review, LPA's observed 34 children in care along with the Co-Director, 1 Teacher, and 1 Teacher's Aide. The proper staffing ratio is not being met which poses an immediate risk to health and safety of children in care.
Inspector notes
Based on interview, observation, and record review, LPA's observed 34 children in care along with the Co-Director, 1 Teacher, and 1 Teacher's Aide. The proper staffing ratio is not being met which poses an immediate risk to health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by November 19, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216.3(a) - 101216.3(a)
Official code
101216.3(a)
View official 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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by April 22, 2025
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)