Covina Development Center
Covina Development Center is a licensed child care center in Covina, CA, licensed for up to 33 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 23 centers in Covina and better than 17% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on staff interviews at on 02/16/24 approximately 11:00am during the transition from the playground to the classroom. Child #1 caught left ring finger in the hinges of the wrought iron gate and was transported by ambulance to a hospital for emergency medical attention. 8 On 02/26/24 facility provided photographs of the repairs made to the wrought iron gate. LPA observed the repairs made to the wrought iron gate, the hinges have an opening of 3 3/ 4 inches, preventing the bars from closing when door is opened or closed. The deficiency cited has been cleared on this date.
Based on LPAs observation and records review of only 9 out of the 14 children that were present at the time of LPAs arrival were signed in. This poses an potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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Does Covina Development Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Covina Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 1, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Covina Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. 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 is better than 17% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Covina Development Center last inspected?
Feb 20, 2025. No citations were issued 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 $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 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 198018562 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.