Artesia High School Children's Center
Artesia High School Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Lakewood, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #11 of 17 centers in Lakewood and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above and facility representative did not have a disater drill log. Per representative, the only logged drill was performed last year during the great shake down. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations and interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above. On 08/17/23, approximately 11:30 AM a homeless person walked in the facility and came inside Classroom 2. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Artesia High School Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Artesia High School Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 13, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Artesia High School Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Artesia High School Children's Center compare with other daycares in Lakewood?
It is tied for #11 of 17 centers in Lakewood by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Artesia High School Children's Center last inspected?
Oct 14, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Artesia High School Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Artesia High School Children's Center 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 Artesia High School Children's Center?
The licensee is ABC/Usd/Child Development Office/Tom Woodward, and the administrator listed with the state is Rebecca Lynch.
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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 191670506 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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