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Buonora Child Development Center

19325 Sherman Way, Reseda, CA 91335 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Buonora Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Reseda, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
1Type A citations
4Type B citations
1Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 16, 2023

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 3, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 28, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 16, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications2
Records & paperwork1
Background checks1
Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type ASep 10, 2024Complaint investigationTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, in that the staff present in the facility did not have valid CPR certifications which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 10, 2024
Type BSep 10, 2024Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, in that sign in sheets were missing signatures and times for children being signed in and or out which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 10, 2024
Type BSep 3, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not ensure all staff was working, at the facility without a background clearance transfer ... which poses an potential Health and Safety risk to persons in care. This requirement is not met by evidence by: 1 Director will associate the staff member later today, 9/3/24 to become into compliance. Staff Julya Baca was found to have been working, residing or volunteering at the facility without a clearance transfer. Date of hire was 6/1/23. 8
Plan of correction due Sep 3, 2024
Type BFeb 16, 2023InspectionCaregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above facility is using the room #1,#2,#3, #4 (classrooms located by the office room and addition classroom by the swimming pool for the ealry interventation program. Per Assistant Director, these classrooms is licensed from Dept. Social Services which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 30, 2023
Type BFeb 16, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, faciliy was unable to produce copy of the mandated reporter certificate for 4 staff present today which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 23, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedApr 15, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Feb 26, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedSep 10, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Aug 26, 2024
Substantiated allegations:
Staff not CPR certified
Staff are not ensuring the sign in/out sheet is accurate
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity40 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 1, 1990
LicenseeBrenda Ward Buonora
AdministratorNico Buonora
Phone(818) 885-6200
State facility #191224454

Common questions

Does Buonora Child Development Center take infants?

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

Has Buonora Child Development Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 10, 2024, for staff health screening and personnel requirements. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Buonora Child Development Center?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

When was Buonora Child Development Center last inspected?

Feb 16, 2023. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Buonora Child Development Center cost?

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

Who runs Buonora Child Development Center?

The licensee is Brenda Ward Buonora, and the administrator listed with the state is Nico Buonora.

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 191224454 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.