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A licensed child care center in Hawthorne, California, with its state visit, citation and complaint history from the California Department of Social Services (CDSS).

Program details

Program type: Licensed child care center (CDSS license type: Single Licensed Child Care Center)

Address: 4141 W EL SEGUNDO BLVD, Hawthorne, CA 90250

County: Los Angeles County

Phone: (310) 644-2176

Ages served: not in the state's data; ask the program.

Licensed capacity: 113 children

State ID (CDSS facility number): 197495378

License status (CDSS): Licensed

First licensed: October 11, 2024

Last visit by the state: October 26, 2026

View the official record on CDSS's Care Facility Search, with the full visit and complaint reports.

Inspection history

From September 24, 2024 to September 24, 2026

0 inspections
10 complaint visits
26 other visits
3 Type A citations, 7 Type B citations in all
10 complaint investigations completed. Allegations: 6 substantiated, 11 unsubstantiated

Type A citations are for the most serious violations, where CDSS finds an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care; they are issued even if the problem is fixed on the spot. Type B citations are for violations that could become an immediate risk if not corrected. An inspection checks compliance with the law and the licensing rules. A complaint visit is part of investigating a complaint. "Other visits" are visits the state doesn't list as either an inspection or a complaint visit.

A citation means a licensing analyst found that a licensing rule wasn't being met at the time of the visit. CDSS notes that some citations may be under appeal or already corrected. Read the official record for details.

Citations by kind of visit, as the state counts them:

Inspections: 0 Type A, 0 Type B
Other visits: 2 Type A, 4 Type B
Complaint investigations: 1 Type A, 3 Type B

The state's counts by kind of visit don't always line up with the dates below. The reports on the official record show which visit each citation came from.

Every visit in the state's records

36 visits, newest first. When a date appears more than once, the state recorded separate visits on that day.

September 24, 2026 · Complaint visit
September 21, 2026 · Complaint visit
July 22, 2026 · Complaint visit
July 2, 2026 · Other visit
May 19, 2026 · Other visit
April 21, 2026 · Other visit
April 21, 2026 · Complaint visit
April 2, 2026 · Other visit
March 23, 2026 · Other visit
March 23, 2026 · Other visit
October 16, 2025 · Other visit
September 25, 2025 · Other visit
September 16, 2025 · Complaint visit
August 28, 2025 · Other visit
August 27, 2025 · Complaint visit
August 13, 2025 · Other visit
August 11, 2025 · Complaint visit
August 6, 2025 · Other visit
August 6, 2025 · Other visit
August 5, 2025 · Other visit
August 5, 2025 · Other visit
August 5, 2025 · Other visit
June 27, 2025 · Other visit
June 27, 2025 · Other visit
June 10, 2025 · Complaint visit
May 20, 2025 · Other visit
April 25, 2025 · Other visit
April 25, 2025 · Other visit
March 28, 2025 · Other visit
March 28, 2025 · Other visit
March 19, 2025 · Complaint visit
March 4, 2025 · Other visit
February 24, 2025 · Complaint visit
January 8, 2025 · Other visit
October 23, 2024 · Other visit
September 24, 2024 · Other visit

Complaint investigations

For each completed complaint investigation, the number of allegations CDSS found substantiated (the evidence showed the violation happened) or unsubstantiated (there wasn't enough evidence to show it happened), and the citations issued. The state's data file leaves out allegations CDSS found unfounded (false, or with no reasonable basis), so these counts may not include every allegation made.

October 13, 2026 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 0 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. No citations.
October 1, 2026 · Investigation completed
3 allegations: 0 substantiated, 3 unsubstantiated. No citations.
July 31, 2026 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 0 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. No citations.
May 8, 2026 · Investigation completed
2 allegations: 0 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated. No citations.
November 3, 2025 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 1 Type A, 0 Type B.
September 9, 2025 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 0 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. No citations.
August 12, 2025 · Investigation completed
2 allegations: 0 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated. No citations.
June 17, 2025 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 1 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 1 Type B.
April 21, 2025 · Investigation completed
4 allegations: 4 substantiated, 0 unsubstantiated. Citations: 0 Type A, 2 Type B.
April 8, 2025 · Investigation completed
1 allegation: 0 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated. No citations.

Code sections cited

Each section of California's child care laws (Health and Safety Code) and licensing rules (Title 22 regulations) the state's data file lists as cited for this program, with the plan of correction date listed with it. The file doesn't say which visit each one came from or what it was about; the reports on the official record do. A section number can appear more than once.

Title 22 regulations § 101429(a)(1)
Plan of correction date: September 16, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(1)(3)
Plan of correction date: August 13, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(1)(3)
Plan of correction date: June 20, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101230(b)(3)
Plan of correction date: May 5, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101212(d)(1)(C)
Plan of correction date: May 5, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(3)
Plan of correction date: May 5, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101223(a)(1)(2)(3)
Plan of correction date: March 28, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101416.2(a)(b)
Plan of correction date: March 28, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101212(d)(1)(C)
Plan of correction date: March 14, 2025
Title 22 regulations § 101229(a)(1)
Plan of correction date: March 5, 2025

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Sources

CDSS Community Care Licensing Division, child care centers download (CSV): program details, visit dates and kinds, citation counts, code sections cited and complaint findings.
CDSS Care Facility Search: the official record and reports for this facility.

Published by the California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. CDSS's Conditions of Use treat information on its websites as public domain unless marked otherwise. State download retrieved November 12, 2026. We show the state's figures as published. The file lists inspection dates and other-visit dates; the remaining visit dates are labeled complaint visits, which matches the state's complaint-visit count. Program details last checked October 21, 2026.

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