Stepping Stone
Stepping Stone was a licensed child care center in Burlingame, CA, licensed for up to 33 children. Its license closed around September 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 4 times, and issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
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Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not completing lead testing by January 1, 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on results received from the certified water samplers, the facility exceeded 5.4 ppb of lead in their water source. Once received, the facility took immediate and proper actions to remediate the fixtures. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The retest results will determine if the affected water fountain C (14) is below the 5 ppb threshold. The director will also noitfy LPA for any updates.
Based on record reivew, the Center does not have proof that fire drills are being conducted and documented at least once every six months. Not conducting fire drills could present immediate health and safety risks to the children.
Based on records review of facility files. Director Teresa Thomas and teacher Maria Tamacas do not have the required child abuse training mandated by AB 1207. This is a potential health and safety risk to the children.
Based on record review, the Center did not comply with the section cited above in 14 out of 17 signed in, and 3 parents did not, which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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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 410501367 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.