Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.17
- Local median
- 0.5
GARCIA FCC AKA FIRST STEPS DAYCARE
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
- Facility:
- 566215929
- Type:
- FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 14
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 6, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJanuary 24, 2024
Summary
This summary covers six available inspections for GARCIA FCC AKA FIRST STEPS DAYCARE from November 10, 2021 through January 6, 2026.
Three inspections recorded violations, with seven recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on January 6, 2026 and involved sleep safety, with a due date of January 16, 2026.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 6
- Recorded violations
- 7
- Higher-concern violations
- 3
- Repeated topics
- 1
1 in last 12 months
4 in last 12 months
2 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
6 total inspections vs 3 local median in 91360
Compared to 9 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 33%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 33%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.11
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Recordkeeping
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
November 6, 2023January 6, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Low concern: Administrative posting
- Report finding
- Operation of A Family Child Care Home (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. 1. The licensee shall document the drills, including the date and time of each drill. This documentation shall kept at the family child care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there is not a fire/disaster drill on file for review. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Inspector notes
- Operation of A Family Child Care Home (g) The home shall be free from defects or conditions which might endanger a child. Safety precautions shall include but not limited to: (9) Each family child care home shall have a written disaster plan of action prepared on a form approved by the Department. All children, age and ability permitting, and the provider, the assistant provider, and other members of the household, shall be instructed in their duties under the disaster plan. As their age and ability permit, newly enrolled children shall be informed promptly of their duties as required in the plan. (A) Each family child care home shall conduct fire drills and disaster drills at least once every six months. 1. The licensee shall document the drills, including the date and time of each drill. This documentation shall kept at the family child care home. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that...
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 16, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102417(g)(9)(A)1 - 102417(g)(9)(A)1
- Official code
- 102417(g)(9)(A)1
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Operation of A Family Child Care Home (7) An emergency information card shall be maintained for each child and shall include the child's full name, telephone number and location of a parent or other responsible adult to be contacted in an emergency, the name and telephone number of the child's physician and the parent's authorization for the licensee or registrant to consent to emergency medical care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that C1 does not have required licensing forms on file for review. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 16, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102417(g)(7) - 102417(g)(7)
- Official code
- 102417(g)(7)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Safe Sleep An Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)] shall be completed for each infant up to 12 months of age the provider has in care and included in the infant's file at the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that C1 does not have an LIC 9227 completed for C1. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 16, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102425(c) - 102425(c)
- Official code
- 102425(c)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
- Report finding
- Infant Safe Sleep Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: Time of each 15-minute check This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that C1 does not have a 15 minute sleep log on file for review. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 16, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102425(j)(2)(D)(c) - 102425(j)(2)(D)(c)
- Official code
- 102425(j)(2)(D)(c)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision (f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. 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 1 out of 1 persons which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 6, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) - 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
- Official code
- 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Child's Records (a) The licensee shall maintain, in each child's record, the signed and dated notice form required in Section 102419(d). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having incomplete children's files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 20, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102421(a) - 102421(a)
- Official code
- 102421(a)
Medium concern: Staff-to-child ratio
- Report finding
- (a) The capacity specified on the license shall be the maximum number of children for whom care may be provided at any one time. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: LPA observed 11 children present at the time of the inspection, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 13, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 102416.5(a) - 102416.5(a)
- Official code
- 102416.5(a)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report