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Great Beginnings Learning Center

2617 HOWARD RD., Madera, CA 93637

Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since Aug 30, 1990

Serious citation

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Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: CCR 101223(a)(3) +2 more (Personal Rights — Through evidence obtained, it was revealed that staff used inappropriate form of discipline by using spray bottles to redirect and or discipline children. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.) from 2024-11-22

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Type A citations mean an immediate risk to health, safety, or personal rights; Type B citations mean a violation that could become one if not corrected. This grading is assigned by CCLD, not GoldiCheck.

  • Type A3
  • Type B8

All visits

Total 10 visits
  • 2 Annual inspections
  • 4 Complaint investigations
  • 4 Other visits
5 with citationsmost recent Apr 17, 2026

All violations

11 violations shown (1 outside lookback window)

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Type A(3)
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CCR 101216.2(e)Complaint investigation

Teacher Aide Qualifications and Duties — LPA observation and interviews. During inspection LPA witnessed Staff #1 being left alone with preschool children even though Staff #1 doesn’t meet the required qualifications of a preschool teacher. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Apr 17, 2026
CCR 101223(a)(3)Complaint investigation

Personal Rights — information obtained from interviews. During interviews it was revealed that day care staff have been observed yelling at day care children. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Apr 17, 2026
CCR 101223(a)(3)Complaint investigation

Personal Rights — Through evidence obtained, it was revealed that staff used inappropriate form of discipline by using spray bottles to redirect and or discipline children. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Nov 22, 2024
Type B(8)
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CCR 101223(a)(3)Complaint investigation

Personal Rights — information obtained from interviews. During interviews it was revealed that staff yells at other staff in front of day care children. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Apr 17, 2026
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Annual inspection

Drinking water lead testing — Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee did not conduct lead testing by deadline which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Jul 9, 2024
CCR 101238(a)Annual inspection

Buildings and Grounds — Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed portable fans, blinds, restroom stalls walls need to be dusted and cleaned. Carpet near the restroom is begining to rip and needs repair or a area rug which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Jul 9, 2024
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Annual inspection

Mandated reporter training — Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed 2 staff files failed to have an updated mandated reporter training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Jul 9, 2024
CCR 101227(a)(6)Annual inspection

Food Service — Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed no menus or daily activity schedules posted which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Jul 9, 2024
CCR 101221(a)Other visit

Child's Records — Based on record review. Licensee was unable to provide copies of Children's current Roster. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Jul 8, 2024
HSC 1596.803(a)(1)Other visit

Operating without a license — Based on records that licensee had not paid annual licensing fees. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Jul 8, 2024
CCR 101238(a)Other visit

Buildings and Grounds — Based on observations. LPA observed that various areas of the facility in the preschool side need maintence as stated in the LIC809 Report. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Jun 18, 2024
How we rate this daycareCalifornia CCLD records›

California pre-grades every violation itself: Type A means an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights; Type B means a violation that, if not corrected, could become that same immediate risk. We never escalate above the state's own grade.

🟢 No recent citation

Actively licensed, with no violations in your lookback window.

🟡 Citation — any of:

  • A Type B violation is on record — CCLD's own lesser-risk grade, meaning a violation that, if not corrected, could become an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights

🔴 Serious citation — any of:

  • A Type A violation is on record — CCLD's own most serious grade, meaning an immediate risk to a child's health, safety, or personal rights

⚫ Adverse license status — any of:

  • The license is on probation — CCLD requires the facility to comply with specific terms and conditions to prevent revocation of its license

⚪ Not rated by the record

  • Inactive license: The license is not in active standing.
  • No visits on record: Actively licensed, but CCLD has published no visit report for this facility.

Worth knowing: California's public records don't always say whether a specific violation was later fixed, so we don't discount a Type A's severity by guessing at correction status — CCLD's own definition notes a Type A citation "will always be issued, even if the violation is corrected on the spot." A single Type A marks a facility Serious citation, matching CCLD's own grading directly.

Data sourced from California CCLD (CCLD Facility Search). Last updated: Sep 14, 2026. GoldiCheck is not affiliated with CCLD. Always verify with the CCLD Facility Search record (search Facility #200406589).

Great Beginnings Learning Center — inspection record · Madera, CA