Crystal Stairs Head Start - Inglewood Southside
Crystal Stairs Head Start - Inglewood Southside is a licensed child care center in Inglewood, CA, licensed for up to 32 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 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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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 but not limited to... 1 Education Manager will provide a training to staff on Personal Rights for the children in care. Due Date: 02/26/26 This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on a review of video on 012/31/26. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
On 11/10/2021, staff failed to visually observe child and as a result 1 Licensee shall immediately ensure all children are visually observed at all time. Licensee shall submit a written declaration of steps taken to ensure children are supervised at all time to the department no later than 02/18/2022. child sustained a scratch on face. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Day care child sustained injuries in care.
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Common questions
Does Crystal Stairs Head Start - Inglewood Southside take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Crystal Stairs Head Start - Inglewood Southside had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Crystal Stairs Head Start - Inglewood Southside?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Crystal Stairs Head Start - Inglewood Southside last inspected?
Jun 18, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Crystal Stairs Head Start - Inglewood Southside cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Crystal Stairs Head Start - Inglewood Southside 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 - Inglewood Southside?
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 197494323 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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