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Crystal Stairs Head Start - Jefferson Felton

10521 Hawthorne Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90304 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Crystal Stairs Head Start - Jefferson Felton is a licensed child care center in Inglewood, CA, licensed for up to 75 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 3 complaints, none of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has inspected this center once since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
1 Inspections
0 of 3 Complaints substantiated
No citations in 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Nov 16, 2023

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 25, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation May 7, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 17, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 30, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 16, 2023 · Inspection · no citation May 31, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 17, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 23, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 16, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated May 7, 2025 Complaint investigation received Mar 7, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Jan 30, 2024 Complaint investigation received Nov 15, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated May 31, 2023 Complaint investigation received Apr 6, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 75 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 16, 2019
Licensee Crystal Stairs, INC.
Administrator Laura Cardenas
Phone (323) 421-2662
State facility # 197494322
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Common questions

Does Crystal Stairs Head Start - Jefferson Felton take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Crystal Stairs Head Start - Jefferson Felton had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Crystal Stairs Head Start - Jefferson Felton?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

When was Crystal Stairs Head Start - Jefferson Felton last inspected?

Nov 16, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Crystal Stairs Head Start - Jefferson Felton cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Crystal Stairs Head Start - Jefferson Felton 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 - Jefferson Felton?

The licensee is Crystal Stairs, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Laura Cardenas.

Licensed centers nearby

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 197494322 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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