Albion Street Early Education Center
Albion Street Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 115 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 5). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #424 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.
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Per Principal they will conduct a staff meeting regarding findings- and discuss personal rights. Meeting agenda and sign in sheets will be provided to LPA by
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, Supervision shall include visual observation. Per Principal, they will conduct a meeting and training regarding lack of supervison. A plan on supervision will be submitted along with meeting minutes and sign in sheets to LPA by 1/23/25.
Principal conducted a meeting and training regarding incident. Per Principal they will submit a copy of agenda and signing sheet to LPA by
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that facility did not inform the department of the Principal change within 10 days, which poses/posed 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 that LPA's observed a box of expired milk and a box of expired yougurt which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Albion Street Early Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Albion Street Early Education Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 8, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Albion Street Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #424 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Albion Street Early Education Center last inspected?
Feb 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Albion Street Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Albion Street Early Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Albion Street Early Education Center?
The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Carolyn Macaranas.
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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 191890273 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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