The Children's Place
The Children's Place is a licensed child care center in Torrance, CA, licensed for up to 59 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 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 41 centers in Torrance and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does The Children's Place take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Children's Place had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does The Children's Place compare with other daycares in Torrance?
It is tied for #1 of 41 centers in Torrance by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was The Children's Place last inspected?
Feb 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Children's Place cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Children's Place for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Torrance, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Children's Place?
The licensee is Jennifer Richards, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Richards.
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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 197407841 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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