The Little Butterflies · Preschool, Pleasanton
The Little Butterflies is a licensed child care center in Pleasanton, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #29 of 33 centers in Pleasanton and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
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A child in care was hit with a book by a former teacher which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8 The facility shall submit the agenda, plan, and staff attendance to CCLD outlining how the facility and staff will always ensure the children's personal rights will be upheld for all children in care.
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Does The Little Butterflies take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has The Little Butterflies had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 17, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does The Little Butterflies compare with other daycares in Pleasanton?
It is tied for #29 of 33 centers in Pleasanton by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Little Butterflies last inspected?
Mar 13, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Little Butterflies cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Little Butterflies for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Pleasanton, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Little Butterflies?
The licensee is Little Butterflies LLC, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Neeti Ghosh.
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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 015700533 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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