Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community · 4540 Encinas Drive, La Canada
Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community is a licensed child care center in La Canada, CA, licensed for up to 154 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 17 centers in La Canada and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community compare with other daycares in La Canada?
It is tied for #1 of 17 centers in La Canada by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community last inspected?
Jan 24, 2025. 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 $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 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 Christina Bogan.
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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 198003399 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.