The Children's Courtyard · Infant Center, Fontana
The Children's Courtyard is a licensed child care center in Fontana, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 5). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #44 of 53 centers in Fontana and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observations of video footage, staff is observed abruptly pulling a child away from the table they were seated at eating. Child was left crying without staff interaction for a prolonged period of time. This is an immediate health/safety and personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 of 10/09/2025. Submissions can be maid by email: justin.giese@dss.ca.gov
Based on LPA observations of video footage, staff is observed abruptly grabbing and confiscating a bottle/sippy cup from a child in care. This is a potential health/safety and personal rights risk to persons in care 8 of 10/09/2025. Submissions can be maid by email: justin.giese@dss.ca.gov
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there was a sleep plan on file that was not completed correctly by the authorized representative which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there were infant children who did not have a sleep plan on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation,interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that several needs and service plans had expired which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff handled child in a rough manor
Staff confiscated an item from a day-care child in an aggressive manner
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About this center
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Common questions
Does The Children's Courtyard take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has The Children's Courtyard had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 8, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about The Children's Courtyard?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Children's Courtyard compare with other daycares in Fontana?
It is #44 of 53 centers in Fontana by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Children's Courtyard last inspected?
Jul 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Children's Courtyard cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Children's Courtyard for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Bernardino County, which includes Fontana, was $1,250 a month for infants (about $1,580 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Children's Courtyard?
The licensee is Children's Courtyard, INC., The, and the administrator listed with the state is Kristie Bradshaw.
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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 364846091 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.