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Dotsies Tots Enrichment Center · Infant Center, Compton

1480 West Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220 · Los Angeles County
Infant center

Dotsies Tots Enrichment Center is a licensed child care center in Compton, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (3 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #27 of 59 centers in Compton and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #27 of 59 centers in Compton
0 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 16, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 16, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jul 9, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 12, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Feb 21, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 21, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 30, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Oct 12, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 3

Citations, newest first

Type B Mar 12, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in facility did not ensure water lead testing was completed which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 26, 2025
Type B Feb 21, 2024 Case management visit (deficiencies) Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
This requirement met based on observation of facility failed to ensure safety of well kept facility gates. LPA observed the entrance to the facility gate and side gate did not have propoer latch which poses potential health and safety risk to children in care. 1 Per licensee, she agreed to have the gate fixed with proper latching and to submit picture evidence in order to clear citation by POC date: 3/6/2024
Plan of correction due Feb 21, 2024
Type B Jun 30, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on record, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 31, 2023

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Feb 21, 2024 Complaint investigation received Dec 12, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 12 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 13, 2005
Licensee Tracie Adams
Administrator Tracie Adams
Phone (310) 637-6003
State facility # 197412438
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Common questions

Does Dotsies Tots Enrichment Center take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Dotsies Tots Enrichment Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Dotsies Tots Enrichment Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Dotsies Tots Enrichment Center compare with other daycares in Compton?

It is tied for #27 of 59 centers in Compton by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Dotsies Tots Enrichment Center last inspected?

Jun 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Dotsies Tots Enrichment Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dotsies Tots Enrichment Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Compton, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Dotsies Tots Enrichment Center?

The licensee is Tracie Adams, and the administrator listed with the state is Tracie Adams.

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 197412438 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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