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Atherton Baptist Church Preschool

2627 W. 116th Street, Hawthorne, CA 90250 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Atherton Baptist Church Preschool is a licensed child care center in Hawthorne, CA, licensed for up to 46 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has inspected this center once since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
1 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
3 citations from 1 state visit since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 28, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Feb 28, 2024 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 2
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Feb 28, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7 out of 7 employess did not have current Mandated Reporter on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2024
Type B Feb 28, 2024 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 7 employees were missing immunizations from their files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2024
Type B Feb 28, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 out 7 employees were missing TB test results which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity 46 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 14, 2000
Licensee Atherton Baptist Church
Administrator Angela Zahran
Phone (323) 757-3113
State facility # 197407349
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Common questions

Does Atherton Baptist Church Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Atherton Baptist Church Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

When was Atherton Baptist Church Preschool last inspected?

Feb 28, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Atherton Baptist Church Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Atherton Baptist Church Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Hawthorne, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Atherton Baptist Church Preschool?

The licensee is Atherton Baptist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Angela Zahran.

Licensed centers nearby

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 197407349 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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