Step By Step Early Learning Center
Daycare center in South Lake Tahoe, CA. 981 Silver Dollar Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
About the program
Step By Step Early Learning Center is a licensed daycare center in South Lake Tahoe, California, on the state register since 2023. It is licensed for 135 children and serves infant, toddler and preschool ages.
Step by Step Early Learning and Childcare Center provides full-time infant, toddler, preschool, and transitional kindergarten care in South Lake Tahoe.
The program follows a Reggio Emilia and play-based approach.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. Step By Step Early Learning Center does not publish a fee schedule on its website.
Licensing and safety
Open the state record →California cites a Type A violation for an immediate risk to the health or safety of children, and a Type B violation for a record-keeping or maintenance item. The state file gives counts, dates and regulation numbers, not the inspector's notes.
Regulations cited
101219(f) · 101416.3(b) · 101416.5(b) · 101416.5(b) · 101429(a)(1) · 101439.1(e)(1) · 101439.1(b)(1)
Open the state record for each visit report.
What parents say
The teachers and staff truly care about the children who attend Step by Step. The facility is clean and well-maintained, a great learning environment for the children. “When we treat children’s play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping them feel the joy that’s to be found in the creative spirit. It’s the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in our lives.” ― Fred…
A Keating · 5/5 on Google · 7 years agoSo I am from Baltimore Maryland, and I've been in a blizzard. South lake tahoe is a place where people have big trucks and all wheel drive. Tahoe is the mountains, so winters is longer here than summer. January 27th and it snowed a foot. They shut the schools and Daycare down lol. To be honest if I could take my kids to another daycare I would. Not reliable at all I've miss money from work lots of times dealing with…
Deonta Brown · 1/5 on Google · 5 years agoFor any perspective parents looking this school year or next, Step by Step has been great for us. We highly recommend and their staff has been loving and caring, very good at communication. Grateful Step by Step is in Tahoe
Brett Richardson · 5/5 on Google · 2 years agoChild care Center Serving the South Tahoe community families for their children age groups from new born to five years at this location since 2017
Rahul Bahl · 5/5 on Google · 2 years agoGetting there
981 Silver Dollar Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Questions about Step By Step Early Learning Center
Is Step By Step Early Learning Center licensed?
Yes. Step By Step Early Learning Center holds an active Day Care Center + Infant Center licence from California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division (licence 093624913, 093624912), with a licensed capacity of 135 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has Step By Step Early Learning Center had any inspection violations?
California's public file shows 4 citations for Step By Step Early Learning Center, 2 of them Type A, across 4 inspection visits. The median daycare center in the area has 0. The state record linked above has each visit report.
What ages does Step By Step Early Learning Center take?
Step By Step Early Learning Center is licensed to serve infant, toddler and preschool ages.
How much does Step By Step Early Learning Center cost?
Step By Step Early Learning Center does not publish tuition on its website. Ask for the full fee schedule on a tour, including registration, supply and late pick-up fees.
