Centro De Ninos, INC. · Infant Center, Los Angeles
Centro De Ninos, INC. is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (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.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above at the time of record review, LPA did not observe Staff #1 infant/toddler units which 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 LPA observed 2 milk bottles in the refigerator without a date or child's name and an open gerber without a child's name to identify who the items belong to which poses 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 in maintance worker Anthony Zalapa does not fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Centro De Ninos, INC. take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Centro De Ninos, INC. had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 21, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Centro De Ninos, INC.?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Centro De Ninos, INC. 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 Centro De Ninos, INC. last inspected?
Jun 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Centro De Ninos, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Centro De Ninos, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Centro De Ninos, INC.?
The licensee is Centro De Ninos, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Leticia Santos Cuevas.
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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 191804146 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.