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Children's Hospital Infant Care Center

4601 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaint Infant center

Children's Hospital Infant Care Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 27 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them 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
1 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
4 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 13, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jul 22, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 13, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Oct 24, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Oct 20, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Dec 1, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 1
Training & qualifications 1
Health & medication 1
Records & paperwork 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Jul 22, 2025 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
Per Director, that anything that is toxic to children to never place it out of its original container, and keeping it away from the children. We will create an agenda and submit to LPA by
Plan of correction due Jul 29, 2025
Type B Mar 13, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 7 staff did not have current Mandated Reporter on file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 10, 2025
Type B Mar 13, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 infants did not have a unaltered label on their medication, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 3, 2025
Type B Dec 1, 2021 Inspection Records & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(b)(2)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 10 children's files did not include the LIC 9227. Per Site Supervisor, none of the infants younger than 12 months have this on file. which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 15, 2021

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Jul 22, 2025 Complaint investigation received Jul 21, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Facility staff did not ensure hand sanitizer was inaccessible to infants
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 27 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Dec 9, 1993
Licensee Children's Hospital Of Los Angeles
Administrator Laura Hernandez
Phone (323) 361-4601
State facility # 191806530
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Common questions

Does Children's Hospital Infant Care Center take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Children's Hospital Infant Care Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 22, 2025, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Children's Hospital Infant Care Center?

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

How does Children's Hospital Infant Care Center 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 Hospital Infant Care Center last inspected?

Mar 13, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Children's Hospital Infant Care Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Hospital Infant Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Children's Hospital Infant Care Center?

The licensee is Children's Hospital Of Los Angeles, and the administrator listed with the state is Laura Hernandez.

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 191806530 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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