Friendship Academy-lomita
Friendship Academy-lomita is a licensed child care center in Lomita, CA, licensed for up to 49 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 15 centers in Lomita and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Friendship Academy-lomita take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Friendship Academy-lomita had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Friendship Academy-lomita?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Friendship Academy-lomita compare with other daycares in Lomita?
It is tied for #1 of 15 centers in Lomita by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Friendship Academy-lomita last inspected?
Sep 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Friendship Academy-lomita cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Friendship Academy-lomita for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lomita, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Friendship Academy-lomita?
The licensee is Community Development Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Liliana Martin.
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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 197417030 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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