Pleasanton · Licensed center
Little Butterflies, the
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 60 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 6 licensing inspections since February 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 21, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 17, 20251 citation
CCR 101223(a)(3)Type A
“101223(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature Based on the interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child in care was hit with a book by a former teacher which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care.”
CCR 101223(a)(3)
- Mar 13, 2025Nothing cited
- Feb 26, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 21, 2022Nothing cited
- Feb 22, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 6 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 6 times split three ways: 17% had fewer, 35% the same, and 48% more (252 centers).
How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None17%
- 1 of 635%This center
- 2 of 631%
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- May 21, 2025
- On file
- 6 visits since February 2022 — 5 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
101223(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature Based on the interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child in care was hit with a book by a former teacher which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
· April 17, 2025
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 17, 2025
CCR 101223(a)(3) · Type A
101223(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature Based on the interview and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child in care was hit with a book by a former teacher which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (410) 585-5988
- Address
- 5698 Stoneridge Drive, Pleasanton, 94588
- License
- 015700533
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.