Little Sprouts Day Care INC.
Little Sprouts Day Care INC. is a licensed child care center in San Luis Obispo, CA, licensed for up to 68 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 28 centers in San Luis Obispo and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on LPAs observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPAs observed napping children (C1 and C2) in one infant room with the door completely closed and without supervision.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Sprouts Day Care INC. take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Little Sprouts Day Care INC. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Little Sprouts Day Care INC. compare with other daycares in San Luis Obispo?
It is tied for #21 of 28 centers in San Luis Obispo 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 Sprouts Day Care INC. last inspected?
Feb 19, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Little Sprouts Day Care INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Sprouts Day Care INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Luis Obispo County, which includes San Luis Obispo, was $1,407 a month for infants (about $1,780 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Sprouts Day Care INC.?
The licensee is Little Sprouts Day Care INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Catherine Palmer.
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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 406216067 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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