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Childtime Children's Center · Commerce

4820 S. Eastern Avenue #F, Commerce, CA 90040 · Los Angeles County
2 substantiated complaints Child care center (preschool)

Childtime Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Commerce, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 8 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1339 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 68% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #1339 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County
1 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
5 Inspections
2 of 8 Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 14 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 12, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 7, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 12, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jul 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 24, 2025 · Inspection · no citation May 9, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 11, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jul 13, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 3, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 8, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Apr 5, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Mar 28, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 2, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 6, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 2
Caregiver conduct 1
Other standards 1

Citations, newest first

Type B May 9, 2025 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
(a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2)To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. 1 Center Director will conduct staff trainig on Personal Rights and document all staff in attendance and submit proof of training to LPA via email by agreed upon date Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not ensure safe and healthful accommodations which poses a potential Health and Safety Personal Rights risk to persons in care 8
Plan of correction due Jun 9, 2025
Type B May 9, 2025 Complaint investigation Health & medication
Isolation for Illness §101226.2(a)
(a) A center shall be equipped to isolate and care for any child who becomes ill during the day. 1 Center Director will conduct staff trainig on procedures for Isolation of Illness and document all staff in attendance and submit proof of training to LPA via email by agreed upon date Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not ensure sick children were isolated from the other children in care, which poses a potential Health, Safety and/or Personal Rights risk to persons in care 8
Plan of correction due Jun 9, 2025
Type B May 9, 2025 Complaint investigation Health & medication
Daily Inspection for Illness §101226.1
(a) The licensee shall be responsible for ensuring that children with obvious symptoms of illness including, but not limited to, fever or vomiting, are not accepted. Center Director will create a health check log to use to screen chidren upon arrival in view of parents and submit proof to LPA via email by the agreed upon date. Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not conduct daily health checks to ensure safe and healthful accommodations which poses a potential Health and Safety Personal Rights risk to persons in care 8
Plan of correction due Jun 9, 2025
Type A Jul 11, 2024 Complaint investigation Other standards
Activities and napping §101230(c)
This requirement is not met as evidence by based on staff interviews and observations. Facility failed to maintain facility ratio. Staff confirmed morning hours between 6:30-AM-9:30AM the facility was operating over the ratio due to a lack of staff available to open the center. 1 Director immediately roated staff members to into coverage of the classrom (prek) and classroom (2's) to support with staffing ratios for nap time. Possible informal meeting with manager will be arranged to address ongoing ratio issues occuring at facility. Staff indicated that this happens frequently and almost everyday of the week. At 1:30 LPAS inspected the classroom (pre-k) during nap time and observed a classroom to have 1 staff with 22 children and 6 children awake and clasrroom (2's) to have 22 children with one staff and 2 children awake. 8
Plan of correction due Jul 11, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Apr 7, 2026 Complaint investigation received Mar 18, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Jul 15, 2025 Complaint investigation received Mar 28, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated May 9, 2025 Complaint investigation received Jan 21, 2025
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
3 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Jul 11, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jun 28, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Facility is operating out of ratio.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Feb 3, 2023 Complaint investigation received Nov 3, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Mar 28, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jan 4, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Nov 2, 2021 Complaint investigation received Aug 25, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Oct 6, 2021 Complaint investigation received Aug 9, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 72 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jan 8, 1995
Licensee Childtime Childcare, INC.
Administrator Ana Fragoso-tovalin
Phone (323) 721-0552
State facility # 191871812
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Common questions

Does Childtime Children's Center take infants?

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

Has Childtime Children's Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 11, 2024, for activities and napping. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Childtime Children's Center?

California investigated 8 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Childtime Children's Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles County?

It is tied for #1339 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Childtime Children's Center last inspected?

Jan 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Childtime Children's Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Childtime Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Commerce, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Childtime Children's Center?

The licensee is Childtime Childcare, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Ana Fragoso-tovalin.

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 191871812 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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