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First 5 Mariposa County Building Blocks Preschool

2421 Hidalgo, La Grange, CA 95329 · Mariposa County
Child care center (preschool)

First 5 Mariposa County Building Blocks Preschool is a licensed child care center in La Grange, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #1 of 3 centers in Mariposa County and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#1 of 3 centers in Mariposa County
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 28, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 28, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJan 29, 2024 · Inspection · no citationNov 17, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 16, 2022 · Inspection · citation foundOct 27, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Health & medication1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BNov 17, 2022Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3
California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (a) California’s Action Level for lead in water at Child Care Centers is 5 ppb. (b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. (c) If testing indicates an Action Level Exceedance at any water outlet, the water from that outlet is deemed not safe to drink and an immediate response pursuant to section 101704 shall be required. 1 Director has notified and posted ALE results at a reasonable location for Authorized representatives to review. Director agrees to provide evidence of the removal of outlet D by 12/15/2022. This requirement was not met based on record review provided by Director indicating ALE of 5.6 ppb in outlet D (drinking fountain). These results indicate out of compliance over (ALE) 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Dec 15, 2022
Type BMar 16, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on observation of staff files which did not contain documentation that staff had been immunized against measles, pertussis and influenza as required. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due May 16, 2022
Type BMar 16, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on observation of staff files which did not contain documentation of a health screening as required. The files did contain a test for Tuberculosis. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due May 16, 2022

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About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 30, 2006
LicenseeFirst 5 Mariposa County
AdministratorNicole Laing
Phone(209) 347-3980
State facility #223808272

Common questions

Does First 5 Mariposa County Building Blocks Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has First 5 Mariposa County Building Blocks Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

How does First 5 Mariposa County Building Blocks Preschool compare with other daycares in Mariposa County?

It is #1 of 3 centers in Mariposa County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was First 5 Mariposa County Building Blocks Preschool last inspected?

May 28, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does First 5 Mariposa County Building Blocks Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First 5 Mariposa County Building Blocks Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Mariposa County, which includes La Grange, was $681 a month for preschoolers (about $860 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs First 5 Mariposa County Building Blocks Preschool?

The licensee is First 5 Mariposa County, and the administrator listed with the state is Nicole Laing.

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 223808272 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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