Destiny Development Center
Destiny Development Center is a licensed child care center in Inglewood, CA, licensed for up to 55 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 12 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (4 of 12). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 26 centers in Inglewood and better than 1% of licensed centers statewide.
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101212 Reporting Requirements (d)Upon the occurrence... a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours... (1) Events reported shall include the following: (C) Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. 1 Here’s a polished and formal version: Director agrees to review the Child Care Reporting Requirements video and regulation, and to submit a statement of understanding to LPA via email by 3/4/2026. This requirement is not met as evidence by: director submitted only the LIC 624 for incident that occurred 1/15/2026.This incident required director to report it via telephone to the Department within 24 hours of happening. 8 https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/child-care-reporting-requirements/
1596.7995 (a) (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. 1 Director agrees to ensure all employees and/or volunteers provide a copy of the influenza vaccination and/or influenza declination on an annual basis. This requirement is not met as evidence by: LPA Laureano observed 1 out of 3 files incomplete, proof of influenza/flu vaccine and/or waiver was not available for review. 8
(a) (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. 1 Director agrees to ensure all employees and/or volunteers provided a copy of the influenza vaccination and/or influenza declination on an annual basis. This requirement is not met as evidence by: LPA Laureano observed 1 out of 3 files incomplete, proof of influenza/flu vaccine and/or waiver was not available for review. 8
Based on document review, video footage and staff interviews S1 threw her shoe across the room and hit C1 in the face. 8 https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/childrens-personal-rights-in-child-care/
During an investigation and admittance, a preschool child was left unsupervised on a bus during a field trip on February 28, 2025. Although the child was found safe, this is a Type A violation for lack of supervision which is an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
The licensee/director failed to call Community Care Licensing Division within 24 hours of the incident happening and did not submit a written report to the Department within 7 days.
Based on Guardian, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 teachers which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of 4 teachers this ercord was missing.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 teachers which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 teachers which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 teachers which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in all children's records are missing the physician's report which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights: Staff hit day care child
Lack of Supervision-Child was left on a bus
About this center
Common questions
Does Destiny Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Destiny Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 2, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Destiny Development Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Destiny Development Center compare with other daycares in Inglewood?
It is tied for #24 of 26 centers in Inglewood by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 1% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Destiny Development Center last inspected?
Jul 31, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Destiny Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Destiny Development Center 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 Destiny Development Center?
The licensee is Danielle Williams, and the administrator listed with the state is Danielle Williams.
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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 197494412 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.