Central Region Early Education Center #1(Estrella)
Central Region Early Education Center #1(Estrella) is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 175 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #424 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews, it has been confirmed that childrens personal rights have been violated by forcing a child to move by grabbing them by the arms, which poses an immediate health and safety risk or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interviews, it has been confirmed that childrens personal rights have been violated by forcing a child to sleep, which poses a potential health and safety risk or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 6 staff files, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Expired medication for C3 was observed for child not in attendance, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Water sources showing ALE have been shut off and children do not have access. Facility maintenance will be adding filters to the water sources in order to correct the lead exceedance. Maintenance date is still being determined. Principal or Lead Exceedance team will send LPA an email confirming correction by POC date 1/31/22. Based on record review the licensee did not ensure water source at facility meet lead requirements. Lead test results showed that nine water sources have an action level exceedance. LPA observed water sources are inaccessible to children. 8
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Common questions
Does Central Region Early Education Center #1(Estrella) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Central Region Early Education Center #1(Estrella) had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 25, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Central Region Early Education Center #1(Estrella) compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #424 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Central Region Early Education Center #1(Estrella) last inspected?
Jul 11, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Central Region Early Education Center #1(Estrella) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Central Region Early Education Center #1(Estrella) 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 Central Region Early Education Center #1(Estrella)?
The licensee is Los Angeles Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Celestine Pearman.
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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 198016199 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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