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Licensed daycares in 96150South Lake Tahoe, CA

There are 28 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 96150 — 22 licensed centers and 6 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 23 violations across 92 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.25 violations per inspection, which is below the South Lake Tahoe average of 0.52.

14 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is health and medication (13 citations), followed by supervision (7). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 28 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

15 providers.

Al Tahoe School Head Start

Center · Capacity 103 · 1100 LYONS AVE. #C5-8 · Last inspected Feb 5, 2026

0 violationsActive
Braun, Susan

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Jun 25, 2025

0 violationsActive
Catalyst Kids - South Lake Tahoe

Center · Capacity 47 · 3441 SPRUCE AVENUE · Last inspected Jul 2, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

13 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Appleseeds Academy Inc

Center · Capacity 40 · 1735 LAKE TAHOE BLVD RMS1234 · Last inspected May 15, 2026

1 violationActive
Appleseeds Academy Inc

Center · Capacity 22 · 1735 LAKE TAHOE BLVD · Last inspected May 15, 2026

1 violationActive
Butcher, Joanne

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Aug 15, 2024

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

1 provider. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Step By Step Early Learning And Childcare Center

Center · Capacity 60 · 981 SILVER DOLLAR AVENUE · Last inspected Jun 9, 2026

6 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 96150

Health and medication is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by supervision. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

2

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

3

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

Data synced from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division on Jul 8, 2026. Source records · Report an error