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4th Street Early Education Center

421 S. Hillview Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90022 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

4th Street Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 144 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #370 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 83% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #370 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
2 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
5 citations from 12 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 22, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 25, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 22, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jun 22, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 17, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Nov 13, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 29, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 23, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 2, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 26, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Aug 31, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Aug 9, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 2
Supervision 2
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jun 25, 2026 Case management visit (incident) Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(2)
101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors.(2) The licensee shall safely dispose of water and any disinfectants/solutions that have been used for cleaning. 1 Per Facility representative a personal develoment day wil be conducted to discuss citation. Meeting minutes, agenda and plan to mantain comlpliance will be submitted to LPA by
Plan of correction due Jul 13, 2026
Type B Jun 17, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Staff # 2 does not have current mandated reporter training certificate which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 17, 2025
Type A Oct 29, 2024 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision:The licensee shall provide care and sup. as necessary to meet the children's needs.No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time,Supervision shall include visual obs. This req is not met as evidence by 1 Per Prinicipal- they have already conducted meetings and trainings regardincg incident. Staff have been moved around in classrooms and they are meeting with staff relations. Per Principal they will submit a copy of agenda and signing sheet to LPA by 11/8/2024. Based on interviews the licensee did not comply in the section above in that 4 of 4 staff did not witness incident between child # 1 & child # 2 causing child # 1 hitting their head and lip req. medical attention.This poses an immediate risk for the health and safety of children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Oct 29, 2024
Type A Jul 2, 2024 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time,Supervision shall include visual observation. 1 Per Prinicipal- they will have a meeting with staff on 7/9/2024 where they will add supervision and ratio on the agenda. Per Principal they will submit a copy of agenda and signing sheet to LPA by 7/12/2024. This req. is not met as evidence by Based on interviews the licensee did not comply in the section above in that 3 of 3 staff did not witness child # 2 falling and hitting their head- injury that req. 2 stitches. This poses an immediate risk for the health and safety of children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Jul 2, 2024
Type B Mar 26, 2024 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
101700.3(b)(1)California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers. (b) Testing results with...readings of 0.5 ppb or greater., before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not me at evidenced by 1 Point- of- use filters were installed on each facuets. Faucets were re-tested on 11/30/2022, passing with no Lead exccedence. The department received results on 3/21/2024 Based on ispection, the licensee did not comply with the directive above, as that Sink faucet F, G, H, J and M tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of 6.01, 9.390, 8.360, 5.530 and 25.200 ppb. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care 8
Plan of correction due Mar 26, 2024

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About this center

Licensed capacity 144 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 27, 2013
Licensee Los Angeles Unified School District
Administrator Irene Santillan
Phone (323) 266-4024
State facility # 198017132
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Common questions

Does 4th Street Early Education Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has 4th Street Early Education Center had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 29, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does 4th Street Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #370 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was 4th Street Early Education Center last inspected?

Jun 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does 4th Street Early Education Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask 4th Street Early Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs 4th Street Early Education Center?

The licensee is Los Angeles Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Irene Santillan.

Licensed centers nearby

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 198017132 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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