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Cii/jordan Downs Head Start

9880 S. Grape St, Los Angeles, CA 90002 · Los Angeles County
Infant center

Cii/jordan Downs Head Start is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 6 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. 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 495 centers in Los Angeles and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 26, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 26, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMar 13, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMar 16, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity6 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 6, 2021
LicenseeChildrens Institute
AdministratorJustine Lawrence
Phone(213) 260-7713
State facility #198400301

Common questions

Does Cii/jordan Downs Head Start take infants?

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

Has Cii/jordan Downs Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Cii/jordan Downs Head Start compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Cii/jordan Downs Head Start last inspected?

Feb 26, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Cii/jordan Downs Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cii/jordan Downs Head Start 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 Cii/jordan Downs Head Start?

The licensee is Childrens Institute, and the administrator listed with the state is Justine Lawrence.

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 198400301 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.