Coalicion de Latinos Americanos, INC.
Coalicion de Latinos Americanos, INC. is a licensed child care center in Hawthorne, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 17 centers in Hawthorne and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliationintimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse, 1 Site Supervisor had a meeting with the staff the same day the incident occurred. LPA was provided with Staff Meeting Agenda and signatures from meeting. or other actions of a punitive nature including but notimited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting;... This requirement was not met as evidence (S2) disclosed that(C1) went home with just shorts and no diaper on. 8
Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 (persons)] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation,ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not... 1 Program Director will provide Training to the staff on Personal Rights, provide a copy to staff, have staff to sign that they received the copy, provide an agenda and sign in sheets. Staff will write what they learned form the training. This requirement was not met by evidence by: Staff members were witnessed grabbing or pulling on a child to prevented child from running in the classroom, and teachers have grabbed a child with force.
a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: 3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuseor other actions of a punitive nature including but not ... Program Director will provide Training to the staff on Personal Rights, provide a copy to staff, have staff to sign that they received the copy, provide an agenda and sign in sheets. Staff will write what they learned form the training. This requirement was not met by evidence: It was obtained during the internal Investigation that staff would say” stay away” or “get away from the children.” 8
(d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours.In addition, a written report containingthe information 1 Program Director will provide Training on Reporting Requirements and staff will look at the videon on Reorting Requirements. Agenda and Sign in sheets will be provided. Staff will write what they lesrned from the training and the video. a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted... (D)Events reported shall. (B) Any unusual incident...This requirement was not met by evidence by: facility failed to report an unusual incident
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights- Staff handled day car child in a rough manner
Personal Rigths- Staff spoke inappropriately to day care child
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About this center
Common questions
Does Coalicion de Latinos Americanos, INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Coalicion de Latinos Americanos, INC. had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 2, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Coalicion de Latinos Americanos, INC.?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Coalicion de Latinos Americanos, INC. compare with other daycares in Hawthorne?
It is #16 of 17 centers in Hawthorne by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Coalicion de Latinos Americanos, INC. last inspected?
Sep 8, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Coalicion de Latinos Americanos, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Coalicion de Latinos Americanos, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Hawthorne, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Coalicion de Latinos Americanos, INC.?
The licensee is Ana Popper, and the administrator listed with the state is Fabiola Ruiz.
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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 197492952 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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