Children's Bureau Family Center at Magnolia Place
Children's Bureau Family Center at Magnolia Place is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 105 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #377 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews, S2 used unusual forms of punishment on children who would not stop running did not which poses an immediate Health, safety and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview with director, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 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 Exceedence is not met as evidence by: 1 The first week of January 2023, the facility removed the water drinking faucets and covered the bubbler permanately. Facility retested on 2/10/23 and results dated 2/22/23 shows low level 0.75
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Common questions
Does Children's Bureau Family Center at Magnolia Place take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Children's Bureau Family Center at Magnolia Place had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 4, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Children's Bureau Family Center at Magnolia Place compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #377 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Children's Bureau Family Center at Magnolia Place last inspected?
Jul 26, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Children's Bureau Family Center at Magnolia Place cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Bureau Family Center at Magnolia Place 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 Children's Bureau Family Center at Magnolia Place?
The licensee is Children's Bureau Of Southern California, and the administrator listed with the state is Mary Helen Vasquez.
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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 198014197 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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