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Great Beginnings Learning Center

2617 HOWARD RD., Madera, CA 93637

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

Serious concerns

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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

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11 violations shown (1 outside lookback window)

CCLD Facility SearchSearch Facility #200406589
Type A(3)
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CCR 101216.2(e)Complaint Investigation Report

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.

2026-04-17
CCR 101223(a)(3)Complaint Investigation Report

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.

2026-04-17
CCR 101223(a)(3)Complaint Investigation Report

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.

2024-11-22
Type B(8)
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CCR 101223(a)(3)Complaint Investigation Report

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.

2026-04-17
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Facility Evaluation Report

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.

2024-07-09
CCR 101238(a)Facility Evaluation Report

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.

2024-07-09
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Facility Evaluation Report

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.

2024-07-09
CCR 101227(a)(6)Facility Evaluation Report

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.

2024-07-09
CCR 101221(a)Facility Evaluation Report

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.

2024-07-08
HSC 1596.803(a)(1)Facility Evaluation Report

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.

2024-07-08
CCR 101238(a)Facility Evaluation Report

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.

2024-06-18
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 #200406589).

Great Beginnings Learning Center — inspection record · Madera, CA