Stepping Stones Learning Center
Stepping Stones Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Pleasant Hill, CA, licensed for up to 57 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (2 of 6). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #17 of 24 centers in Pleasant Hill and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Based on [(observation) and (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Ratio - Teacher child ratios are not maintained
About this center
Common questions
Does Stepping Stones Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Stepping Stones Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Stepping Stones Learning Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Stepping Stones Learning Center compare with other daycares in Pleasant Hill?
It is tied for #17 of 24 centers in Pleasant Hill by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Stepping Stones Learning Center last inspected?
Apr 3, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Stepping Stones Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Stepping Stones Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Pleasant Hill, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Stepping Stones Learning Center?
The licensee is Pocket Full Of Preschool, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Francie Small.
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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 073408240 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.