Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Preschool
Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Preschool is a licensed child care center in West Covina, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, both of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #20 of 25 centers in West Covina and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed an aide alone with 5 preschool children in class room 1, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Upon LPA arrival LPA observed in the back parking lot of the facility, staff walking children around the parking lot, while cars were driving in and out. The parking lot was never approved for chidren activity space, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 12, 2023, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Preschool compare with other daycares in West Covina?
It is #20 of 25 centers in West Covina by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Preschool last inspected?
Jan 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes West Covina, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Esgvjcc Kokoro No Sato Preschool?
The licensee is East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center, 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 198020839 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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