A Gr8t Beginning Academy
A Gr8t Beginning Academy is a licensed child care center in Carson, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #5 of 18 centers in Carson and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three out of three staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does A Gr8t Beginning Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has A Gr8t Beginning Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does A Gr8t Beginning Academy compare with other daycares in Carson?
It is tied for #5 of 18 centers in Carson by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was A Gr8t Beginning Academy last inspected?
Nov 13, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does A Gr8t Beginning Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask A Gr8t Beginning Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Carson, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs A Gr8t Beginning Academy?
The licensee is Linda Johnson, and the administrator listed with the state is Lorenzana Tarcila.
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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 198013605 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.