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Learning Tree Golden Hill

1402 Golden Hill Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446 · San Luis Obispo County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Learning Tree Golden Hill is a licensed child care center in Paso Robles, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (1 of 4). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #13 of 14 centers in Paso Robles and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 88%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#13 of 14 centers in Paso Robles
1Type A citations
3Type B citations
2Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 29, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 29, 2026 · Inspection · no citationDec 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 24, 2025 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication1
Training & qualifications1
Staff ratios1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BNov 21, 2025Follow-up on a plan of correctionHealth & medication
Health and Safety Code Section §1596.8595(c)(1)
Based on interview and record review, LPA's determined that the Co-Director did not provide parents with the complaint report from 11/19/25 and LIC 9224 forms weren't returned by parents. This may pose a potential risk to health and safety of children in care. 8 report, the LIC 9224 (returned and signed). Co-Director will submit plan of correction before 12/1/25 by close of business day (5:00 PM).
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2025
Type BNov 21, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Training & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(c)(1)
Based on interview and record review, LPA's determined that Staff Member 3 (S3) is not considered a qualified teacher. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Co-Director will submit plan of correction before 12/2/25 by close of business day (5:00 PM).
Plan of correction due Dec 1, 2025
Type ANov 19, 2025Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)
Based on interview, observation, and record review, LPA's observed 34 children in care along with the Co-Director, 1 Teacher, and 1 Teacher's Aide. The proper staffing ratio is not being met which poses an immediate risk to health and safety of children in care. 8 Co-Director will submit plan of correction before 11/20/25 by close of business day (5:00 PM).
Plan of correction due Nov 19, 2025
Type BMar 24, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Apr 22, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedDec 10, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Nov 12, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedNov 19, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Nov 12, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Staffing Ratio
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity80 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 25, 2023
LicenseeLearning Tree Education Station LLC
AdministratorKelsey Sullivan
Phone(805) 238-0200
State facility #406216211

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

Does Learning Tree Golden Hill take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Learning Tree Golden Hill had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 19, 2025, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Learning Tree Golden Hill?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Learning Tree Golden Hill compare with other daycares in Paso Robles?

It is #13 of 14 centers in Paso Robles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Learning Tree Golden Hill last inspected?

Apr 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Learning Tree Golden Hill cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Learning Tree Golden Hill for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Luis Obispo County, which includes Paso Robles, was $973 a month for preschoolers (about $1,230 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Learning Tree Golden Hill?

The licensee is Learning Tree Education Station LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Kelsey Sullivan.

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 406216211 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.