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Academy For Early Learning

1014-1020 N. Park Avenue, Inglewood, CA 90302 · Los Angeles County
Infant center

Academy For Early Learning is a licensed child care center in Inglewood, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 8). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #17 of 26 centers in Inglewood and better than 12% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 12%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. Among the most cited
#17 of 26 centers in Inglewood
0Type A citations
8Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 3Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 3, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 3, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundJan 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 17, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundAug 9, 2022 · Inspection · no citationOct 7, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision2
Training & qualifications2
Records & paperwork1
Food & feeding1
Building & playground safety1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type BFeb 3, 2025InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(B)
Based on LPA Whitmore [(observation) (interview) (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.
Plan of correction due Feb 7, 2025
Type BFeb 3, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on [(observation) (interview) , 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.
Plan of correction due Feb 7, 2025
Type BFeb 3, 2025InspectionRecords & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(a)
Based on [(observation) (interview) 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.
Plan of correction due Feb 10, 2025
Type BFeb 3, 2025InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(C)
Based on [(observation) (interview) ], 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.
Plan of correction due Feb 10, 2025
Type BFeb 3, 2025InspectionFood & feeding
Infant food service §101427(b)
Based on [(observation) (interview) ], 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.
Plan of correction due Feb 10, 2025
Type BJan 9, 2024Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(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. 1 The days that the facility is closed repairs will continue. The next steps are interior painting in the classrooms. Licensee will update LPA once repairs are completed and send pictures.
Plan of correction due Jan 31, 2024
Type BMar 17, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4] out of [2] persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 23, 2023
Type BMar 17, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4] out of [2] [ (persons)]] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 23, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJan 9, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Oct 16, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJan 9, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Oct 20, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedOct 7, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Aug 2, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity20 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 18, 2002
LicenseeAcademy For Early Learning, INC.
AdministratorTiffani Curtis-mcduffie
Phone(310) 672-3777
State facility #197408702

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Common questions

Does Academy For Early Learning take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Academy For Early Learning had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 8 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Academy For Early Learning?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Academy For Early Learning compare with other daycares in Inglewood?

It is #17 of 26 centers in Inglewood by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 12% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Academy For Early Learning last inspected?

Feb 3, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Academy For Early Learning cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Academy For Early Learning for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Inglewood, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Academy For Early Learning?

The licensee is Academy For Early Learning, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Tiffani Curtis-mcduffie.

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 197408702 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.