Buonora Child Development Center
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
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Citations, newest first
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Complaint investigations
Staff not CPR certified
Staff are not ensuring the sign in/out sheet is accurate
About this center
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.
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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 191224454 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.