Dacotah Street Early Education Center
Dacotah Street Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 184 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #311 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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Based on LPA interviews, it was confirmed that children's personal rights were violated. Interviews confirmed that a child was grabbed and forced to sit down. This poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on observation/interview/record review facility representative did not ensure C1 was supervised at all times. This poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Dacotah Street Early Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Dacotah Street Early Education Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 3, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Dacotah Street Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #311 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Dacotah Street Early Education Center last inspected?
Jan 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Dacotah Street Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dacotah Street Early Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Dacotah Street Early Education Center?
The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Shamika Robinson-horn.
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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 191870647 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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