Smart Start Preschool
Day Care Center · Licensed · Licensed since Mar 14, 2014
GoldiCheck · State record
8 Type B violations in the last 3 year(s)
Changes which findings count toward the tier.
Violations by severity
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 A — none in lookback
- Type B8
All violations
8 violations shown (6 outside lookback window)
Type B(8)
Buildings and Grounds — The facility has three toilets for children. During the inspection, one toilet was not in operable condition which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care,
Outdoor Activity Space — During the inspection LPA observed a large metal car, which is designed to be a stationary bouncing car, that was flipped on its side on the play yard and accessible to children which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Outdoor Activity Space — During the visit, the facility did not have sufficient material to absorb falls under and around the climbing equipment which is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies — LPA observed the wooden play structure to have sharp, splintering wood which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Staff immunization requirements — S1 did not have proof of immunization for measles during the visit which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care
Reporting Requirements — The facility failed to report director changes to CCL within the required 10 days which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Outdoor Activity Space — LPAs observed the wooden play structure to wobble when pressure was applied. LPAs also observed exposed nails on the play structure which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Personal Rights — staff engaed in a verbal altercation with a parent in the presence of children which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
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 #073407432).