Great Beginnings Learning Center
Great Beginnings Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Madera, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 12 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (5 of 12). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #40 of 41 centers in Madera and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.
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information obtained from interviews. During interviews it was revealed that staff inappropriately speaks to children. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
information obtained from interviews. During interviews it was revealed that staff had verbal altercation in the presence of children. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Licensee stated that all staff will be part of a thorough training on how staff will engage with children in care. This training will consist on how staff are abiding by Title 22 Regulations and the center's parent/student's handbook. All staff will submit a statement on the steps/strategies they have all learned Per interviews LPA sustained substantial confirmation that school age staff mishandle and give inappropriate discipline to children in care. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. and will be putting into place to ensure they are all meeting all of the children's Personal Rights and needs. Licensee will submit proof of training material, sing-in sheets of all staff who attended, and all of the staff's statement's to the Department by
Based on observation and 1 Licensee stated that all staff will watch the "Children's Personal Rights in Child Care" video from the https://ccld.childcarevideos.org All staff will all write a complete and thorough statement on what they have learned and strategies on how they will communicate Per interviews LPA sustained substantial confirmation that school age staff speak inappropriately to children in care. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. to children in care in various situations to ensure that they are abiding by Title 22 Regulations. Licensee will submit a sign-in verification of staff watching video and all of staff's statement by
Director did not provide the Department with the requested documents. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
LPA observed various holes in the outdoor activity space that are a potential hazard to children in care. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
LPA observed that the sand was hard and compacted under outdoor equipment. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101223 Personal Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature.... 1 Licensee stated that she will no longer allow dog to be accessible to children in care. This requirement was not met based on evidenced of records reviewed and interviews. LPA Rodriguez obtained information from corroborating interviews that revealed that staff do not adequately supervise pets in the facility resulting in a child being bitten, which posed an immediate risk to the health, safety and/or personal rights to children in care. 8
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Per licensee, the facility has not been tested for lead. Licensee stated that the children do not drink from the drinking fountains and only drink bottled water that they bring from home. Licensee did stated that she uses one of the sinks for boiling water when cooking.
Based on observation. LPA observed 15 school age and 5 preschool children in the school age classroom. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Licensee had Staff #2 remove the cans of paint during the inspection. LPA observed 14 cans of interior/exterior paint that was accessbile to children in care, which poses a potential health, safety or perosnal rights risk to persons in care. 8
(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: 1 Licensee will provide the department with copies of staff #2's file. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on record reveiw Staff #2 did not have a file at the facility for LPA to review. Which poses a potential health, safety or perosnal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Staff inappropriately speaks to children.
Staff had verbal altercation in the presence of children.
Staff speak inappropriately to children in care.
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Common questions
Does Great Beginnings Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Great Beginnings Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 17, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Great Beginnings Learning Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Great Beginnings Learning Center compare with other daycares in Madera?
It is #40 of 41 centers in Madera by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Great Beginnings Learning Center last inspected?
Jan 28, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Great Beginnings Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Great Beginnings Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Madera County, which includes Madera, was $718 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Great Beginnings Learning Center?
The licensee is Patricia A. Logsden, and the administrator listed with the state is Patricia A. Logsden.
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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 200406590 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.