Little Beans Preschool
Little Beans Preschool is a licensed child care center in Berkeley, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #20 of 58 centers in Berkeley and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
LPAs observed napping children without visual supervision which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care • Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Beans Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Beans Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Little Beans Preschool compare with other daycares in Berkeley?
It is #20 of 58 centers in Berkeley by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Beans Preschool last inspected?
Aug 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Beans Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Beans Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Berkeley, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Beans Preschool?
The licensee is Little Beans Preschool Corporation, and the administrator listed with the state is Heather Stephens-smalley.
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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 013420940 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.