Grandmother's House at St. Stephens
Grandmother's House at St. Stephens is a licensed child care center in San Luis Obispo, CA, licensed for up to 23 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. 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 28 centers in San Luis Obispo and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Grandmother's House at St. Stephens take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Grandmother's House at St. Stephens had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Grandmother's House at St. Stephens compare with other daycares in San Luis Obispo?
It is tied for #1 of 28 centers in San Luis Obispo by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Grandmother's House at St. Stephens last inspected?
Jul 28, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Grandmother's House at St. Stephens cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Grandmother's House at St. Stephens for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Luis Obispo County, which includes San Luis Obispo, was $973 a month for preschoolers (about $1,230 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Grandmother's House at St. Stephens?
The licensee is Grandmothers House Of San Luis Obispo County, and the administrator listed with the state is Dottie Ryan.
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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 406200031 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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