Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Infant Center

1203 West Puente Avenue, West Covina, CA 91790 · Los Angeles County

1 substantiated complaint Infant center

Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Infant Center is a licensed child care center in West Covina, CA, licensed for up to 8 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 3 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 #15 of 25 centers in West Covina 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 #15 of 25 centers in West Covina

0 Type A citations

3 Type B citations

3 Inspections

1 of 1 Complaints substantiated

3 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 20, 2026

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 1

Training & qualifications 1

Other standards 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jan 6, 2025 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork

Admission agreements §101219(f)

, No updates to the parent handbook regarding time change or emails of information that provide suggestions/recommendations. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care

Plan of correction due Jan 17, 2025

Type B Jan 6, 2025 Complaint investigation Training & qualifications

Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(e)(3)

Staff did not communicate appropriately with parent regarding suggestions and ideas to help the school. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care

Plan of correction due Jan 17, 2025

Type B Feb 27, 2024 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Other standards

California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers: Testing results §101700(b)(1)

Based on testing results provided by the facility with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of 26.00 ppb which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons/children in care.

Plan of correction due Feb 27, 2024

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Jan 6, 2025 Complaint investigation received Nov 14, 2024

Substantiated allegations:

Admission Agreement- Staff deny parent/guardian entry into the facility

Qualifications- Licensee does not provide proper training to staff

2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 8 children

License type Infant center

License status Licensed

Licensed since Aug 23, 2017

Licensee East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Ctr

Administrator Pearl Omiya

Phone (626) 960-2566

State facility # 198019321

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Common questions

Does Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Infant Center take infants?

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

Has Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Infant Center had any serious violations?

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

Have there been complaints about Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Infant Center?

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

How does Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Infant Center compare with other daycares in West Covina?

It is tied for #15 of 25 centers in West Covina 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 Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Infant Center last inspected?

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

How much does Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Infant Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Infant Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes West Covina, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Infant Center?

The licensee is East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Ctr, and the administrator listed with the state is Pearl Omiya.

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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 198019321 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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