Old Firehouse School
Old Firehouse School is a licensed child care center in Lafayette, CA, licensed for up to 81 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. 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 #7 of 22 centers in Lafayette and better than 61% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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101238Buildings and Grounds(a)The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. 1)The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free of flies, other insects, and rodents. Cleared by visit. Director indicated rodent issue is resolved. LPA will follow up with facility to ensure the issue has not reocurred. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above not ensuring the facility is free of rodents, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Rodents and droppings found in common areas that children occupy.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Old Firehouse School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Old Firehouse School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Old Firehouse School?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Old Firehouse School compare with other daycares in Lafayette?
It is #7 of 22 centers in Lafayette by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 61% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Old Firehouse School last inspected?
Jun 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Old Firehouse School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Old Firehouse School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Lafayette, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Old Firehouse School?
The licensee is Aristoddle, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Alexandra Dutton.
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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 073400474 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.