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Children's Collective - The State

932 W 85th St, Los Angeles, CA 90044 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Children's Collective - The State is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #321 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 72%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #321 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
2Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 6, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 6, 2026 · Inspection · no citationNov 13, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 5, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 29, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 2, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 8, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundApr 5, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Other standards1
Building & playground safety1
Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type BNov 8, 2023InspectionOther standards
Buildings and Grounds
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in bathroom door not locking properly and/or alarm door not working, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 22, 2023
Type BNov 8, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having the bathroom door not locked properly and alarm door not working,which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 27, 2023
Type BApr 5, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of 1 Per Educational Specialist all staff will view www.ccld.ca.gov website to review Personal Rights for children in care video. A staff meeting will follow to address concerns and the review of the pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to... This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and/or personal rights of children in care 8 personal rights video of children with staff. A copy of meeting agenda and record of those who attended will be submitted to LPA by
Plan of correction due Apr 5, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedMay 2, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Mar 19, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedApr 5, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Mar 22, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Personal Rights - Facility staff yelled at child in care.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 28, 2002
LicenseeChildren's Collective, INC
AdministratorJeanette Banuelos
Phone(323) 789-1873
State facility #198007141

Common questions

Does Children's Collective - The State take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Children's Collective - The State had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Children's Collective - The State?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Children's Collective - The State compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #321 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Children's Collective - The State last inspected?

Jan 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Children's Collective - The State cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Collective - The State 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 Collective - The State?

The licensee is Children's Collective, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jeanette Banuelos.

Licensed centers nearby

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 198007141 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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