First Steps Preschool
First Steps Preschool is a licensed child care center in Lodi, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. 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 24 centers in Lodi and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does First Steps Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has First Steps Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does First Steps Preschool compare with other daycares in Lodi?
It is tied for #1 of 24 centers in Lodi by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was First Steps Preschool last inspected?
Sep 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does First Steps Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First Steps Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Lodi, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs First Steps Preschool?
The licensee is First Baptist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Bronwyn Kennedy.
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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 393610797 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.