Infant center · Child care center

Stepping Stones Preschool & Infant Care

Licensed & activeAges Infant, ToddlerUp to 36 children

201 Covington Road, Los Altos, CA 94024

Safety record

3 citations across 12 licensing visits

None was Type A (immediate risk). 1 complaint was investigated; 1 allegation was substantiated. California licensing visits since 2022.

Supervision & ratiosCorrection was due Aug 14, 2023Aug 10, 2023
Teacher-Child Ratio (§101216.3(a))
Staff qualifications & clearancesCorrection was due Jul 22, 2022Jun 29, 2022
Staff and volunteer immunizations (flu, pertussis, measles) (§1596.7995(a)(1))
Staff qualifications & clearancesCorrection was due Jul 22, 2022Jun 29, 2022
Personnel Requirements (§101216(g)(1))

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Updated Nov 6, 2026 · every fact links to its source

California CCLD licensing visits since 2021 (inspections, complaint investigations and follow-ups), updated daily. Citations are matched to the latest visit on or before their correction due date, because the state download does not link them; Type A (immediate risk) and Type B totals are shown per visit kind.

Citations by visit kind (state totals)

Visits	Count	Type B
Licensing inspections	4	0
Complaint investigations	6	1
Other (follow-up, case management)	2	2

Type A: an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or rights. Type B: a potential risk if not corrected. California publishes these as totals, not per citation.

Complaints investigated

Closed	Substantiated	Inconclusive	Unfounded
Jul 24, 2023	1	0	5

Counts are allegations per complaint, as published by CCLD. The complaint text is on the state’s report pages.

Date	Inspection	Result	Findings	Open	Evidence
Aug 26, 2026

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Visits

Count

Type A

Type B

Licensing inspections

Complaint investigations

Other (follow-up, case management)

Closed

Substantiated

Inconclusive

Unfounded

Jul 24, 2023

Date	Inspection	Result	Findings	Open	Evidence
Aug 26, 2026

Date

Inspection

Result

Findings

Open

Evidence

Aug 26, 2026

Facility	Type	Operator	Capacity	Inspection findings	Last insp.	Dist.
Stepping Stones Preschool & Infant Care Los Altos, 94024	Child care center	—	64	No records	—	0.0 km
Champions - Covington Elementary Los Altos, 94024	School-age program	—	50	No records	—	0.0 km
University Oaks Preschool Los Altos, 94024	Child care center	—	32	No records	—	0.6 km
Ventana School Los Altos, 94024	Child care center	—	80	No records	—	0.8 km
Children's House of Los Altos Mountain View, 94040	Child care center	—	105	No records	—	1.1 km
Los Altos United Methodist Church Cc. Los Altos, 94024	Child care center	—	140	No records	—	1.4 km

Source	Record	Facts	Evidence	Effective	Retrieved
CA CCLD Child Care Centers CA	434414433	name, type, status, capacity, address, phone, licensee, visits, citations, complaints From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #434414433 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	—	Nov 6, 2026
CDSS CCL Facility Map CA	434414433	location Coordinates published by CDSS for this facility number.	Verified	—	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	434414433	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #434414433 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Aug 26, 2026	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	434414433	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #434414433 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Apr 3, 2026	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	434414433	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #434414433 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Aug 30, 2024	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	434414433	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #434414433 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Aug 10, 2023	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	434414433	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #434414433 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Jul 13, 2023	Nov 6, 2026

Stepping Stones Preschool & Infant Care

3 citations across 12 licensing visits

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Stepping Stones Preschool & Infant Care

3 citations across 12 licensing visits

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Date	Code	Severity	Status	Finding (source text)
Aug 10, 2023	§101216.3(a) Supervision & ratios	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Aug 14, 2023	Teacher-Child Ratio (§101216.3(a))
Jun 29, 2022	§1596.7995(a)(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Jul 22, 2022	Staff and volunteer immunizations (flu, pertussis, measles) (§1596.7995(a)(1))
Jun 29, 2022	§101216(g)(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Jul 22, 2022	Personnel Requirements (§101216(g)(1))