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Evo Taekwondo Academy

43437 Gadsden Avenue, Ste #A, Lancaster, CA 93534 · Los Angeles County
School-age child care center

Evo Taekwondo Academy is a licensed child care center in Lancaster, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 8 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (5 of 8). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #48 of 68 centers in Lancaster and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #48 of 68 centers in Lancaster
0Type A citations
8Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 3, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 3, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundJun 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 25, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundJun 13, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundJul 12, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 25, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications5
Records & paperwork2
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type BJun 3, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide staff 1’s mandated reporter training certificate which posed a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 15, 2026
Type BJun 3, 2026InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(10)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide child’s 1 to 4 Health History which posed a potential risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 15, 2026
Type BJul 25, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff 3, staff 4 and staff 5 did not have an updated mandated reporter training.
Plan of correction due Aug 8, 2025
Type BJul 25, 2025InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. C1 did not have any LIC forms in the folder.
Plan of correction due Aug 8, 2025
Type BJun 13, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by the Mandated Reporter Certification expiring for Staff 1 and 5 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 27, 2024
Type BMay 25, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 26, 2023
Type BMay 25, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 26, 2023
Type BMay 25, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(c)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff files reviewed today did not contain copies of any transcripts
Plan of correction due Jun 26, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity90 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 14, 2019
LicenseeKyle Thornton
AdministratorKyle Thornton
Phone(661) 609-1568
State facility #197750054

Common questions

Does Evo Taekwondo Academy take infants?

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

Has Evo Taekwondo Academy had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 8 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Evo Taekwondo Academy compare with other daycares in Lancaster?

It is tied for #48 of 68 centers in Lancaster 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 Evo Taekwondo Academy last inspected?

Jun 3, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Evo Taekwondo Academy cost?

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

Who runs Evo Taekwondo Academy?

The licensee is Kyle Thornton, and the administrator listed with the state is Kyle Thornton.

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 197750054 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.