Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community · 5025 Palm Drive, La Canada
Child Educational Center, Caltech/Jpl Community is a licensed child care center in La Canada, CA, licensed for up to 70 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. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation 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.
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101223(a)(2)Personal Rights.(a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded with the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodation, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs.This requirement is not met evidenced by: 1 Facility Representative stated: Facility will submit the plan for sharing the playground, field area, what actions necessery to take when non enrolled children on the field, how will staff will know children enrolled in the CEC.Meeting will be conducted with staff members to go over the plan.Paperwork will be submitted to LPA by POC date. During the care ,child 5 (not enrolled in the licensed facility) violated child1`s(enrolled in the licensed facility)personal right`s which was confirmed by child 3 and child 4. Child 5 lifted child1 and throw to the side, which was witneseed by child 3 and child4. This poses potential Health and Safety risk to the children in care. 8
Based on observations and interviews, the staff did not ensure that the child was following the play smart rules that are posted at the play structure to ensure proper use as instructed by the play structure manufacture.
About this center
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. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
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?
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 Laura Navarette.
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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 198003400 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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