Crystal Stairs Head Start - Hawthorne Plaza
Crystal Stairs Head Start - Hawthorne Plaza was a licensed child care center in Hawthorne, CA, licensed for up to 116 children. Its license closed around September 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it once, investigated 5 complaints (1 substantiated) and issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
(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 Training staff on Personal Rights and conduct scenarios and model in the classroom. on how children should be treated, Training will be conducted on a monthly basis. Staff will watch the video on Personal Rights, Sign in sheet and agenda will be provided. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Staff witnessed and observed a staff pulling on a child's arm real aggressively. Staff grabbed a child by the arm 8
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 abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including... 1 Training Staff on the tone of voices the distinguished of inside voices and outside voices. Training on Care & Supervision. Staff will watch videos on ECLK. Training on the six pillars of Care and Supervision. Training will be on a monthly basis. Agenda and Sign in sheet will be provided. This requirement was not met as evidence by:Staff observed and witnessed yelling at children. 8 CCR
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights- Staff yells at day care children
Personal Rights- Staff handles children in an in appropriate manner
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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 197494332 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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