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Serious concerns

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Type A finding — CCLD's most serious violation grade: CCR 101223(a)(2) (Personal Rights — Based on LPA’s interviews, 2 out of 4 staff disclosed concerns about S3’s ability to care for the children. S3 disclosed that the manner in which S3 changed Child 1 might have caused C1 to get a rash. S4 stated S3 wiped C1 too roughly causing C1 to get skin irritation.) from 2024-03-26

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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.

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9 violations shown (1 outside lookback window)

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Type A(1)
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CCR 101223(a)(2)Complaint Investigation Report

Personal Rights — Based on LPA’s interviews, 2 out of 4 staff disclosed concerns about S3’s ability to care for the children. S3 disclosed that the manner in which S3 changed Child 1 might have caused C1 to get a rash. S4 stated S3 wiped C1 too roughly causing C1 to get skin irritation.

2024-03-26
Type B(8)
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CCR 101212(b)Facility Evaluation Report

Reporting Requirements — Oservation, interview, and record review, the child care center (CCC) has not reported the new director's information to the Department. This poses as a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

2026-01-28
CCR 101212(c)Facility Evaluation Report

Reporting Requirements — LPA observation, interview, and record review, the CCC did not report the structural changes of the outdoor play area to the Department. This poses as a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

2026-01-28
CCR 101217(a)Facility Evaluation Report

Personnel Records — Based on LPA observations, interview, and record review 2 out of 3 staff did not have a complete personnel file. This poses as a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

2026-01-28
CCR 101223(a)(3)Facility Evaluation Report

Personal Rights — LPA observations and interview. LPA observed Staff 1 (S) to speak to children in a harsh tone and language. Interviews stated S1 speaks in a stern manner and yells at children.

2026-01-28
CCR 101239.1(b)(5)Facility Evaluation Report

Napping Equipment — Based on observation and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 10 out of 30 mats which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2025-09-09
CCR 101238(a)Facility Evaluation Report

Buildings and Grounds — Based on interview and observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2025-09-09
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Facility Evaluation Report

Mandated reporter training — Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 3 staff files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2025-09-09
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Facility Evaluation Report

Drinking water lead testing — Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

2025-09-09
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.

🔴 Serious concerns — any of:

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

🟡 Watch carefully — 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

🟢 Clean

Actively licensed, with no violations in your lookback window.

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 moves a facility to Serious concerns, 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 #304370713).

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