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Cal-tot Child Care Center

300 S. Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90013 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Cal-tot Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them 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

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 21, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jul 21, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jul 6, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 21, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Sep 21, 2022 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out 5 record reviewe were missing the MMR vaccination record which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 7, 2022
Type B Sep 21, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 records reviewed were missing the Mandated Reporter training certificate which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 7, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Jul 6, 2023 Complaint investigation received Jun 28, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 48 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 13, 2021
Licensee Creative Child Preschool LLC
Administrator Hele Tuong
Phone (213) 897-2991
State facility # 198400412
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Common questions

Does Cal-tot Child Care Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Cal-tot Child Care Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Cal-tot Child Care Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Cal-tot Child Care Center 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 Cal-tot Child Care Center last inspected?

Jul 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Cal-tot Child Care Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cal-tot Child Care 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 Cal-tot Child Care Center?

The licensee is Creative Child Preschool LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Hele Tuong.

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 198400412 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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