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East Whittier United Presbyterian Day Care

14061 E. Second Street, Whittier, CA 90605 · Los Angeles County
School-age child care center

East Whittier United Presbyterian Day Care is a licensed child care center in Whittier, CA, licensed for up to 49 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. 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 #26 of 49 centers in Whittier and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #26 of 49 centers in Whittier
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 27, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 27, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Aug 27, 2025 · Inspection · citation found May 19, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Aug 27, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of 2 staff files reviewed to be missing proof of immunizations against measles which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 26, 2025
Type B Aug 27, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of 2 staff files reviewed which were missing proof of current mandated reporter training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 26, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity 49 children
License type School-age child care center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Mar 10, 1989
Licensee East Whittier United Presbyterian Church
Administrator Merrilea Lippincott
Phone (562) 693-5112
State facility # 191594160
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Common questions

Does East Whittier United Presbyterian Day Care take infants?

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

Has East Whittier United Presbyterian Day Care had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does East Whittier United Presbyterian Day Care compare with other daycares in Whittier?

It is tied for #26 of 49 centers in Whittier by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was East Whittier United Presbyterian Day Care last inspected?

Aug 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does East Whittier United Presbyterian Day Care cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask East Whittier United Presbyterian Day Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Whittier, was $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs East Whittier United Presbyterian Day Care?

The licensee is East Whittier United Presbyterian Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Merrilea Lippincott.

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 191594160 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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