Bill Cruz Early Education Center
Bill Cruz Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #311 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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Based on LPA observations and interview, Licensee did not meet the above requirement. LPA observed a large wooden multi-level play structure in Outdoor Play Area 1 to be completely surrounded by caution tape. In addition, LPAs observed holes in cushioning material below structures and paint chipping from all wooden play structures in outdoor play area. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on LPA record review, 4 out of 5 staff members did not have proof of immunizations for TdaP, MMR, and Influenza (or written declination fo this only) on file at time of inspection. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in eight out of eight staff files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of eight staff files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Bill Cruz Early Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bill Cruz Early Education Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Bill Cruz Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #311 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bill Cruz Early Education Center last inspected?
Aug 1, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bill Cruz Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bill Cruz Early Education 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 Bill Cruz Early Education Center?
The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Eugenia Mbata.
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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 197410520 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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