Stepping Stone University Preschool · Atascadero

10333 El Camino Real #510, 501, Atascadero, CA 93422 · San Luis Obispo County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Stepping Stone University Preschool is a licensed child care center in Atascadero, CA, licensed for up to 37 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

1Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 13, 2026

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity37 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceSep 13, 2025

LicenseeStepping Stone University Preschool

AdministratorAshtane Bixler

Phone(805) 452-1086

State facility #406217524

Common questions

Has Stepping Stone University Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

When was Stepping Stone University Preschool last inspected?

Jul 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Stepping Stone University Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Stepping Stone University Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Luis Obispo County, which includes Atascadero, was $1,407 a month for infants (about $1,780 today), $973 a month for preschoolers (about $1,230 today) and $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Stepping Stone University Preschool?

The licensee is Stepping Stone University Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Ashtane Bixler.

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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 406217524 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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