Alta Vista Child Development Center
Alta Vista Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Redondo Beach, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 17 centers in Redondo Beach and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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About this center
Common questions
Does Alta Vista Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Alta Vista Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Alta Vista Child Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Alta Vista Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Redondo Beach?
It is tied for #5 of 17 centers in Redondo Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Alta Vista Child Development Center last inspected?
Sep 10, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Alta Vista Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Alta Vista Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Redondo Beach, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Alta Vista Child Development Center?
The licensee is Redondo Beach Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Theresa Van Dusen.
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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 197413649 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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