Covina Development Center
Covina Development Center is a licensed child care center in Covina, CA, licensed for up to 66 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (4 of 4). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 23 centers in Covina and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Interviews & photos, tree branches were low and child was scratched and cat feces observed in the outdoor play yard and the child had cat feces on clothes and shoes. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. At least one light fixture in each class room is not working
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. All wood structures are in need of being sanded and repainted/shellac, to prevent spinters.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Two class rooms need the Changing Table in arms reach of a sink.
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Does Covina Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Covina Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Covina Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Covina Development Center compare with other daycares in Covina?
It is tied for #16 of 23 centers in Covina by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Covina Development Center last inspected?
Nov 6, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Covina Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Covina Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Covina, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Covina Development Center?
The licensee is Covina Development Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Sheena Minaya.
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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 198018561 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.