Stepping Stones Children's Garden
Stepping Stones Children's Garden is a licensed child care center in Arcata, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 8 centers in Arcata and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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About this center
Common questions
Does Stepping Stones Children's Garden take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Stepping Stones Children's Garden had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Stepping Stones Children's Garden compare with other daycares in Arcata?
It is #7 of 8 centers in Arcata by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Stepping Stones Children's Garden last inspected?
Nov 22, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Stepping Stones Children's Garden cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Stepping Stones Children's Garden for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Humboldt County, which includes Arcata, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Stepping Stones Children's Garden?
The licensee is Shehlee Johnson, and the administrator listed with the state is Shehlee Johnson.
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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 125407154 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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