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Future Leaders School

1172 E. Cypress St, Covina, CA 91724 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Future Leaders School is a licensed child care center in Covina, CA, licensed for up to 38 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 and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 23 centers in Covina 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 #16 of 23 centers in Covina
1Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 17, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 17, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 13, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundDec 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 8, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundJul 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct2
Health & medication1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 13, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
Based on [(observation) and (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of five files reviewed, child #1 had expired medication, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 27, 2025
Type ADec 8, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interviews conducted, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as evidenced by disclosures made during department interviews, which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 8, 2023
Type BNov 8, 2023InspectionCaregiver conduct
Personal Rights
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which facility has not tested the water outlets used for drinking or food preparation for lead contamination which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 8, 2023
Type BNov 8, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, staff # 2 and staff #4 have an expired mandated Reporter training certificate on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedDec 8, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Oct 16, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Staff restrained a day care child
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity38 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 26, 2022
LicenseeFuture Leaders Education, LLC.
AdministratorBertha Girgis
Phone(562) 417-0802
State facility #198021029

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Common questions

Does Future Leaders School take infants?

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

Has Future Leaders School had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 8, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Future Leaders School?

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

How does Future Leaders School compare with other daycares in Covina?

It is tied for #16 of 23 centers in 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 Future Leaders School last inspected?

Jul 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Future Leaders School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Future Leaders School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Covina, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Future Leaders School?

The licensee is Future Leaders Education, LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Bertha Girgis.

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 198021029 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.