First Steps Christian Pre-school
First Steps Christian Pre-school is a licensed child care center in Artesia, CA, licensed for up to 41 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and interview, the facility representative did not comply with the section cited above. LPA J. Culbert observed children unsupervised in a classroom and a witness stated that staff “send child[ren] to the bathroom alone" This is an immediate safety risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Children are left unattended
About this center
Common questions
Does First Steps Christian Pre-school take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has First Steps Christian Pre-school had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 14, 2026. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about First Steps Christian Pre-school?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was First Steps Christian Pre-school last inspected?
Jul 2, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does First Steps Christian Pre-school cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First Steps Christian Pre-school for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Artesia, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs First Steps Christian Pre-school?
The licensee is First Christian Reformed Church Of Artesia, and the administrator listed with the state is Vanessa Zylstra.
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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 198005332 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.