Ability First
Ability First is a licensed child care center in Claremont, CA, licensed for up to 58 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 8 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #4 of 20 centers in Claremont and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Child wandered away from the facility and which poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 A Civil Penalty Assessment of an immediate $500 was accessed on 4/12/2024.
Based on testing results provided by the facility with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of 7.0, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Ability First take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Ability First had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 13, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Ability First compare with other daycares in Claremont?
It is tied for #4 of 20 centers in Claremont by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Ability First last inspected?
Mar 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
Who runs Ability First?
The licensee is Crippled Children's Society, and the administrator listed with the state is Julie Martin.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 191501798 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.