Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.8
- Local median
- 0.2
EARLY FOUNDATIONS CHILDREN'S ACADEMY
1755 AIRPARK DRIVE, Redding, CA 96001
- Facility:
- 455406268
- 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:
- 24
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionDecember 11, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsDecember 11, 2025
Summary
This summary covers five available inspections for EARLY FOUNDATIONS CHILDREN'S ACADEMY from November 10, 2021 through December 11, 2025.
Two inspections recorded violations, with four recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on November 28, 2023 and involved sleep safety, with a due date of November 29, 2023.
Two later inspections, from December 30, 2024 through December 11, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 5
- Recorded violations
- 4
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 0
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
5 total inspections vs 4 local median in 96001
Compared to 27 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 20%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 40%
- Local median
- 17%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.41
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.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Care Center Sleeping Equipment (b) A crib or portable -crib meeting United States Consumer Product Safety Commission safety standards shall be provided for each infant who is unable to climb out of a crib. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the Facility Representative did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Specifically, LPA's observed an infant sleeping in an unauthorized bassinet.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 29, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101439.1(b) - 101439.1(b)
- Official code
- 101439.1(b)
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 Facility Representative did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 files reviewed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 28, 2023
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: Environmental health
- Report finding
- Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the facility had two faucet(s) with lead test results exceeding 5 ppb of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 7, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101700.3(b) - 101700.3(b)
- Official code
- 101700.3(b)
Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- (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. Based on record review, the facility had the water tested for Lead in May 2023. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 7, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.76 - 1596.76
- Official code
- 1596.76
No recorded violations in this report