Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community · 140 Foothill Boulevard, Preschool, La Canada
Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community is a licensed child care center in La Canada, CA, licensed for up to 139 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 17 centers in La Canada and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Personal Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2)To be accorded safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met evidenced by : Staff need to conduct training with the staff members regarding children`s personal Right`s in Childcare . Watch video regarding children`s personal rights in Childcare https:ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators . Submit plan to LPA what will be facilities procedure if child does not want to stay on the mat and signed by all the staff members . During the nap time ,S3 put her legs on C1 and C6, S5 put her leg on C1, C5. 8
Complaint investigations
Staff restrained child
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Common questions
Does Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 19, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community compare with other daycares in La Canada?
It is tied for #9 of 17 centers in La Canada 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 Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community last inspected?
Feb 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Canada, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community?
The licensee is Child Educational Center Caltech/Jpl Community, and the administrator listed with the state is Ellen Veselack.
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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 191203783 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.