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Capslo - Step By Step Early Head Start

1055 Mesa View Drive, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 · San Luis Obispo County
Infant center

Capslo - Step By Step Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in Arroyo Grande, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 6 centers in Arroyo Grande and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 6 centers in Arroyo Grande
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 21, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 21, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMay 13, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 29, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 5, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 5, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 22, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 3, 2022 · Inspection · no citationSep 2, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 25, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity16 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 30, 1999
LicenseeCommunity Action Partnership Of Slo, INC.
AdministratorA. Ramirez-barron
Phone(805) 474-3750
State facility #406206384

Common questions

Does Capslo - Step By Step Early Head Start take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Capslo - Step By Step Early Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Capslo - Step By Step Early Head Start compare with other daycares in Arroyo Grande?

It is tied for #1 of 6 centers in Arroyo Grande by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Capslo - Step By Step Early Head Start last inspected?

Aug 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Capslo - Step By Step Early Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Capslo - Step By Step Early Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Luis Obispo County, which includes Arroyo Grande, was $1,407 a month for infants (about $1,780 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Capslo - Step By Step Early Head Start?

The licensee is Community Action Partnership Of Slo, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is A. Ramirez-barron.

Licensed centers nearby

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 406206384 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.