Atwater Park Center
Atwater Park Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 54 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 #170 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Food Services: In child care centers providing meals to children, the following shall apply: All food shall be safe and of the quality and in the quantity necessary to meet the needs of the children... The minimum amounts of food components to be served as supplemental food as set forth... 1 The facility has now implemented measuring/portioning the children's snacks. LPA obtained a copy of May 2025 menu with servings/portions included. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on interviews conducted and observation, the facility was not measuring/portioning the children's snacks. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
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About this center
Common questions
Does Atwater Park Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Atwater Park Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Atwater Park Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Atwater Park Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #170 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Atwater Park Center last inspected?
Jan 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Atwater Park Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Atwater Park Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Atwater Park Center?
The licensee is Atwater Park Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Carla Poole.
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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 191800877 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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