Arc En Ciel Preschool
Arc En Ciel Preschool is a licensed child care center in Lakewood, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 6 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (1 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above and staff allowed children to perform a handstand on the concrete surface without redirecting them leading to C1 sustaining injuries. This poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.
101238.5(a)... fencing is not required for inflatable or other portable plastic wading pools with sides low enough for children using the pool(s) to step out unassisted. (1)These pools shall be emptied after each use. This requirement is not met as evidence by: LPAs observed all children were in there classrooms and supervised by staff. Co-Director was informed and immediatlely emptied the pool. Based on observation the Licensee did not comply with section cited above. LPAs observed inflatable pool at the bootom of water slide had not been emptied after morning use. This is a potential risk to safety of children in care. 8
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 8 children did not have Child's Preadmission Health History Parent's Report (LIC 702) which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 8 out of 39 children were signed in which poses a potential safety or personal risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not supervise a child that wandered off which poses an immediate health, safety and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Child wandered away from the childcare due to lack of supervision
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About this center
Common questions
Does Arc En Ciel Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Arc En Ciel Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 19, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Arc En Ciel Preschool?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Arc En Ciel Preschool last inspected?
Jun 4, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Arc En Ciel Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Arc En Ciel Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lakewood, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Arc En Ciel Preschool?
The licensee is Charlotte Giles, and the administrator listed with the state is Charlotte Giles.
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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 198400637 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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