Stepping Stones Extended Day Care Program
Stepping Stones Extended Day Care Program is a licensed child care center in Arcata, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 8 centers in Arcata and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section above which poses an immediate health andsafety risk to children in care.
Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Licensee did not test water for lead which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
LPA reviewed records and found two staff were not cleared/associated to the facility roster,
Complaint investigations
Facility did not follow the plan of operation
About this center
Common questions
Does Stepping Stones Extended Day Care Program take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Stepping Stones Extended Day Care Program had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 31, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Stepping Stones Extended Day Care Program?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Stepping Stones Extended Day Care Program compare with other daycares in Arcata?
It is #8 of 8 centers in Arcata by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Stepping Stones Extended Day Care Program last inspected?
Apr 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Stepping Stones Extended Day Care Program cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Stepping Stones Extended Day Care Program for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Humboldt County, which includes Arcata, was $712 a month for school-age children (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Stepping Stones Extended Day Care Program?
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 125407199 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.