El Sereno Early Education Center
El Sereno Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 114 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for health & medication (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #321 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record reviewed, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of nine staff files did not have current Mandated Reporter on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three out of five children's medication were not in their original packaging which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of five children's medication was expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does El Sereno Early Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has El Sereno Early Education Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does El Sereno Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #321 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was El Sereno Early Education Center last inspected?
Aug 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does El Sereno Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask El Sereno Early Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs El Sereno Early Education Center?
The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Rafaela Campos.
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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 191870699 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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