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Downey Christian Early Learning Center

10335 Paramount Blvd., Downey, CA 90241 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Downey Christian Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Downey, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 17 centers in Downey and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 76%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #12 of 17 centers in Downey
0Type A citations
5Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 20, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 20, 2026 · Inspection · no citationAug 12, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 25, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundMar 20, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety3
Training & qualifications2

Citations, newest first

Type BAug 12, 2025Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
–(b) Result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance This requirement was not met as evidence by record review. Lead test results showed sink faucet kitchen sources had an action level exceedance. 1 Per staff, the kitchen water sources were made inaccessible to children. Parents provided children lunch and snacks. The facility has filtered water for the children to drink. Deficiency was cleared during today's visit. Per staff, the kitchen water faucet made inaccessible to children. Parents provide children lunch and snacks. Facility also have filtered water for children. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Aug 12, 2025
Type BOct 25, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for not completed water testing for lead in the food-preparation sinks area used to wash children's fruits, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2024
Type BOct 25, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)
Based on observation,interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for unable to provide emergency drills log which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2024
Type BOct 25, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 4 staff did not have current CPR and First aid which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2024
Type BMar 20, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for staff #1, #2, & #3 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 31, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity50 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 18, 2000
LicenseeSandra Noble
AdministratorSandra Noble
Phone(562) 927-7540
State facility #198006133

Common questions

Does Downey Christian Early Learning Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Downey Christian Early Learning Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Downey Christian Early Learning Center compare with other daycares in Downey?

It is tied for #12 of 17 centers in Downey by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Downey Christian Early Learning Center last inspected?

May 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Downey Christian Early Learning Center cost?

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

Who runs Downey Christian Early Learning Center?

The licensee is Sandra Noble, and the administrator listed with the state is Sandra Noble.

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 198006133 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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