Buddie & Me Preschool
Buddie & Me Preschool is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in facility did not have record of a fire and disaster drill which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Staff 4 (S4) had an expired mandated reporter training AB1207 and S6 only completed the general training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Staff 2 (S2), S4, and S7 do not have proof of MMR and Tdap vaccines which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Buddie & Me Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Buddie & Me Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Buddie & Me Preschool compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Buddie & Me Preschool last inspected?
Jun 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Buddie & Me Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Buddie & Me Preschool 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 Buddie & Me Preschool?
The licensee is Buddie & Me Preschool INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Julie Jihyun Cho.
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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 198020096 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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