A Child's Place Smart Citizen Learning Academy
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
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(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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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