Blooming Minds Preschool
Blooming Minds Preschool is a licensed child care center in Downey, CA, licensed for up to 34 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #11 of 17 centers in Downey and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
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based on record review and interview conducted on 5/22/25 staff failed to notify a parent of the child’s minor injury upon pick up which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. Center Director agrees to review the reporting requirement for injury with staff members. Then submit to LPA the review materials and staff signature of attendance by via email on or before 8/29/25 in order to clear this citation.
based on observation, facility failed to maintain compliance ratio during naptime. LPA observed only S1, supervised 9 out of 18 children napping, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above S1 did not have a complete file for review which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Blooming Minds Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Blooming Minds Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Blooming Minds Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Blooming Minds Preschool compare with other daycares in Downey?
It is #11 of 17 centers in Downey by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Blooming Minds Preschool last inspected?
Apr 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Blooming Minds Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Blooming Minds Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Downey, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Blooming Minds Preschool?
The licensee is D&s Group LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Adharshi Perera.
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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 198400823 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.