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Devonshire Preschool

21203 Devonshire Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311 · Los Angeles County
2 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

Devonshire Preschool is a licensed child care center in Chatsworth, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 5 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 9 centers in Chatsworth and better than 8% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 8%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. Among the most cited
Tied for #7 of 9 centers in Chatsworth
0Type A citations
7Type B citations
2Inspections
2 of 5Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 23, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 23, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMay 19, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 24, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJan 4, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 25, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 13, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 20, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 28, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 11, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 30, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety3
Caregiver conduct2
Records & paperwork1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BJan 4, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(b)
101212(b)Reporting Requirements (b) The name of the child care center director, and any fully qualified teacher(s) designated to act in the child care center director's absence, shall be reported to the Department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee(s). This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Director returned to oversee faciilty as of October 2, 2023. Based on observations and interviews, interim director was not reported to the the department for the 5 months that the director was not present, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Jan 4, 2024
Type BDec 7, 2023Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
101238(a) Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Per Director, Owner has been contacted and repairs will be made on or before 3/8/2024. Visit will be scheduled to observe repairs made. Based on observations,facility is in unsafe and in need of repair, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Mar 8, 2024
Type BDec 13, 2022Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Lead water testing samples taken on 11/03/2022 revealed that levels of lead 1 Per Assistant Director, facility will either replace fixtures or submit a plan on how to provide potable water to children in care. Director will provide plan of correction and any update as necessary by 12/30/2022. were beyond the allowable amount deemed by the State of California. This is a type B violation which poses a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 13, 2022
Type BOct 20, 2022Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(1)
Based on LPA interviews with staff and children, who disclosed that there was an ongoing pest/cockroach issue, which poses immediate Health and Safety risks to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 20, 2022
Type BOct 20, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on LPA interviews with staff who told a child in care, in front of other children, that if he did not behave, the bugs would come back. Which poses a Personal Rights risks to children in care. 8 Director will provide a copy of the training agenda along with the Staff attendee signature via email no later than 10/27/2022.
Plan of correction due Oct 20, 2022
Type BOct 20, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on LPA interviews with staff who told a child in care, in front of other children, that if he did not behave, the bugs would come back. Which poses a Personal Rights risks to children in care. 8 Director will provide a copy of the training agenda along with the Staff attendee signature via email no later than 10/27/2022.
Plan of correction due Oct 20, 2022
Type BMar 30, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(I)
101216(l) Personnel Requirements (l) All personnel shall be informed of their rights pursuant to Sections 1596.881 and 1596.882 of the Health and Safety Code. 1 Licensee agreed to submit the all 07 employees file no later than 04/11/2022 via mail or drop in person at DSS El Segundo Office. Based on records review. LPA reviewed 07 files they are incompleted. Which poses a potential Health or Safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 LPA provided a copy of LIC311aa (Records to be Maintain at the Faciltiy - Child Care Centes).
Plan of correction due Apr 11, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedDec 7, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Nov 28, 2023
Substantiated allegations:
Allegation 1 - Facility is in disrepair
Allegation 2 - Staff did not prevent day care children from having access to hazardous items
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedAug 25, 2023Complaint investigationreceived May 31, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedOct 20, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Aug 24, 2022
Substantiated allegations:
PHYSICAL PLANT
PERSONAL RIGHTS
PERSONAL RIGHTS
3 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedSep 28, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jul 6, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMay 11, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Mar 24, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity60 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 12, 2021
LicenseeM&r Preschool INC.
AdministratorMercedes Diaz
Phone(818) 700-2821
State facility #197494574

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

Does Devonshire Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Devonshire Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 7 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Devonshire Preschool?

California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Devonshire Preschool compare with other daycares in Chatsworth?

It is tied for #7 of 9 centers in Chatsworth by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 8% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Devonshire Preschool last inspected?

Sep 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Devonshire Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Devonshire Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Chatsworth, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Devonshire Preschool?

The licensee is M&r Preschool INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Mercedes Diaz.

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 197494574 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.