Cleophas Oliver Learning Academy (C.o.l.a)
Cleophas Oliver Learning Academy (C.o.l.a) is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 52 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, both 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 #389 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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(f) At least one staff member who is trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 shall be present when children are at the child care center or offsite for center activities. 1 Director will take EMSA approved 1st aid/ cpr course and send completion certificate to LPA via email to ranita.richmond@dss.ca.gov Based on records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff records do not show current 1st aid/CPR training for at least one staff member, which poses an immediate Health, Safety and, Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on observation, interview, record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Director did not ensure that at least one staff member has current training in Pediatric 1st aid/cpr which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Cleophas Oliver Learning Academy (C.o.l.a) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Cleophas Oliver Learning Academy (C.o.l.a) had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 5, 2024, for staff health screening and personnel requirements. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Cleophas Oliver Learning Academy (C.o.l.a) compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #389 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Cleophas Oliver Learning Academy (C.o.l.a) last inspected?
Oct 29, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cleophas Oliver Learning Academy (C.o.l.a) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cleophas Oliver Learning Academy (C.o.l.a) 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 Cleophas Oliver Learning Academy (C.o.l.a)?
The licensee is Cleophas Oliver Learning Academy (C.o.l.a. INC), and the administrator listed with the state is Carolyn Jenkins.
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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 197402178 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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