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A Child's Place Smart Citizen Learning Academy

1639 W Vernon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90062 · Los Angeles County
Closed Child care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Sep 3, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

A Child's Place Smart Citizen Learning Academy was a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 25 children. Its license closed around September 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it twice and issued 16 citations, 2 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

2 Type A citations
14 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 22, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 15, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Jun 16, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 8
Training & qualifications 3
Background checks 2
Other standards 1
Records & paperwork 1
Food & feeding 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Aug 22, 2024 Case management visit (deficiencies) Other standards
Rule §1597.05
(b) A licensee shall have 30 days after the employment of a staff person or enrollment of a child to secure records requiring information from sources not in the control of the licensee, staff person, or child. ...designated records shall be made during the 30-day period. 1 Licensee will have staff files completed and present at the center for review. Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not does not have staff records for all staff ... which poses a potential Health, Safety and, Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 3, 2024
Type A Jul 15, 2024 Inspection Background checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(A)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff exemption is expired and is ineligible for clearance
Plan of correction due Aug 15, 2024
Type A Jul 15, 2024 Inspection Background checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff exemption has expired and is no longer has eligible clearance.
Plan of correction due Aug 15, 2024
Type B Jul 15, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Carbon monoxide detectors §1596.954
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Carbon monoxide detector was at the facility but not operable due to batteries were no longer effective.
Plan of correction due Jul 19, 2024
Type B Jul 15, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Lead testing has not been completed for the facility.
Plan of correction due Aug 30, 2024
Type B Jul 15, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. No disaster plan was available at time of inspection.
Plan of correction due Jul 15, 2024
Type B Jul 15, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(c)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care, due to railings have exposed wood and nails
Plan of correction due Aug 15, 2024
Type B Jul 15, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)(2)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Gas furnace is surrounded by piled items making it a fire hazard.
Plan of correction due Aug 15, 2024
Type B Jul 15, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(g)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Barbed wire is within reaching distance of children in care
Plan of correction due Aug 5, 2024
Type B Jul 15, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Mandated reporter is expired for staff on site
Plan of correction due Jul 19, 2024
Type B Jul 15, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff does not have current CPR/first aid on file
Plan of correction due Aug 16, 2024
Type B Jul 15, 2024 Inspection Records & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(a)(1)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Sign in sheet is not signed daily by the parents with the full legal signature.
Plan of correction due Jul 19, 2024
Type B Jul 15, 2024 Inspection Food & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(6)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Menu is not available in an accessible area to parents.
Plan of correction due Jul 15, 2024
Type B Jun 16, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Carbon monoxide detectors §1596.954
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the Carbon Monoxide detector was not functioning which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 1, 2022
Type B Jun 16, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in due to playground area is in general disrepair which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 1, 2022
Type B Jun 16, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 recird reviewed did not have a CPR/1st Aid on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 1, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity 25 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Closed
Licensed since Mar 6, 2015
Closed Sep 3, 2026
Licensee Sheroniece Swain
Last administrator Amada Natividad
State facility # 197419672

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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 197419672 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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