A Kids Place · Preschool, La Habra
A Kids Place is a licensed child care center in La Habra, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #10 of 19 centers in La Habra and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department may, upon presentation of proper identification, enter and inspect any place providing personal care, supervision, and services at any time, with or without advance notice, to secure compliance with, or to prevent a violation of, this act or the regulations adopted by the department pursuant to the act. licensee states will allow entrance into facility when a reply is received in regards to appeal sent on 09/14/22 & follow up 03/31/23. LPA advised inspection authority is conducted without prior approval or consent of licenee Licensee did not allow LPA Rivas entrance into facility. This poses an immediate threat to the health, safety and personal rights to children in care. 8
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Does A Kids Place take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has A Kids Place had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 26, 2023. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about A Kids Place?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does A Kids Place compare with other daycares in La Habra?
It is tied for #10 of 19 centers in La Habra by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was A Kids Place last inspected?
Aug 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does A Kids Place cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask A Kids Place for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes La Habra, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs A Kids Place?
The licensee is Learning Services For Kids INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Sandy Phem.
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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 304370870 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.