Dayton Heights Early Education Center
Dayton Heights Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 165 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #192 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Per Principal, they will have a staff meeting to review Personal Rights and conduct training on approaches to children who are not cooperating. Signed attendance sheet and copy of meeting agenda will be sent to LPA by
Based on LPAs interview disclosure from Principal and records review of child #1 is missing written approval and instructions from the child's authorized representative for the administration of the Albuterol Sulfate medication, this poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
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About this center
Common questions
Does Dayton Heights Early Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Dayton Heights Early Education Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Dayton Heights Early Education Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Dayton Heights Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #192 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Dayton Heights Early Education Center last inspected?
Jun 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Dayton Heights Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dayton Heights 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 Dayton Heights Early Education Center?
The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Meliza Rodriguez.
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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 191870650 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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