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Crystal Stairs Head Start - Hawthorne Plaza

4300a W 120th St, Hawthorne, CA 90250 · Los Angeles County
Closed Child care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Sep 1, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

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

1 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
1 Inspections
1 of 5 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 27, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation May 1, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Nov 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 21, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 6, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation May 14, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Nov 8, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 2

Citations, newest first

Type A Nov 19, 2025 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
(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
Plan of correction due Nov 26, 2025
Type B Nov 19, 2025 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
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
Plan of correction due Nov 26, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Aug 27, 2026 Complaint investigation received Jun 3, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Nov 19, 2025 Complaint investigation received Sep 25, 2025
Substantiated allegations:
Personal Rights- Staff yells at day care children
Personal Rights- Staff handles children in an in appropriate manner
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Nov 19, 2025 Complaint investigation received Sep 25, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Nov 19, 2025 Complaint investigation received Oct 2, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Nov 8, 2022 Complaint investigation received Aug 16, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity 116 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Closed
Licensed since Sep 16, 2019
Closed Sep 1, 2026
Licensee Crystal Stairs, INC
Last administrator Laura Cardenas
State facility # 197494332

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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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