Crystal Stairs Head Start - Chapel of Peace
Crystal Stairs Head Start - Chapel of Peace is a licensed child care center in Inglewood, CA, licensed for up to 55 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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(1(3) a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons.3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain... humiliation, intimidation, Facility will not call teacher back to be assigned. and have canceled teacher for all Crystal Stairs Sits. Outside agency teachers will continue to be provide with Substitute teacher Orientation Checklist and training. Staff will have a training on Personal Rights and what they learned and, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule... This requirement is not met as evidence by: (S2) stated she saw(S4) grabbing (C1) by the arm very strong. Parent witnessed (S4) snatch (C1) by the arm. provide a sign in sheet.
Based on Site Supervisor interview statement and LPA's record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 12 staff was missing their immunization of MMR which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
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About this center
Common questions
Does Crystal Stairs Head Start - Chapel of Peace take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Crystal Stairs Head Start - Chapel of Peace had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 3, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Crystal Stairs Head Start - Chapel of Peace?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Crystal Stairs Head Start - Chapel of Peace last inspected?
Apr 18, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Crystal Stairs Head Start - Chapel of Peace cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Crystal Stairs Head Start - Chapel of Peace for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Inglewood, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Crystal Stairs Head Start - Chapel of Peace?
The licensee is Crystal Stairs, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Laura Cardenas.
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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 197494325 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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