The Little Mud Puddles Learning Center
The Little Mud Puddles Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Fremont, CA, licensed for up to 84 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #43 of 77 centers in Fremont and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on interview and record review, C1 kicked C2 in their private area and S1 and S2 did not witness the event, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 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.
Based on interview and record review, C1 was present at the preschool and enrolled after starting first grade, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 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.
Complaint investigations
Due to lack of supervision a child injured another child
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About this center
Common questions
Does The Little Mud Puddles Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Little Mud Puddles Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about The Little Mud Puddles Learning Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Little Mud Puddles Learning Center compare with other daycares in Fremont?
It is tied for #43 of 77 centers in Fremont by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Little Mud Puddles Learning Center last inspected?
Nov 18, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Little Mud Puddles Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Little Mud Puddles Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Fremont, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Little Mud Puddles Learning Center?
The licensee is Darlene Marie Johnston, and the administrator listed with the state is Darlene Marie Johnston.
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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 010215677 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.