Arcadia Playschool
Arcadia Playschool is a licensed child care center in Arcadia, CA, licensed for up to 65 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 19 centers in Arcadia and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Arcadia Playschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Arcadia Playschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Arcadia Playschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Arcadia Playschool compare with other daycares in Arcadia?
It is tied for #1 of 19 centers in Arcadia by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Arcadia Playschool last inspected?
Feb 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Arcadia Playschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Arcadia Playschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Arcadia, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Arcadia Playschool?
The licensee is Arcadia Playshcool INC., and the administrator listed with the state is David Van Iwaarden.
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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 198020030 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.