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Future Leaders School

1172 E. Cypress St, Covina, CA 91724 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaintSchool-age child care center

Future Leaders School is a licensed child care center in Covina, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving school-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 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #19 of 23 centers in Covina and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 84%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#19 of 23 centers in Covina
1Type A citations
4Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
5 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 · no citationNov 8, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundNov 10, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications2
Building & playground safety1
Health & medication1
Transportation1

Citations, newest first

Type BNov 8, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Facility did not complete lead testing for outlets used for drinking and food preparation 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, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which staff #1 does not have verification of immunization records (MMR,TDAP & TB)which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 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 #1 has not completed mandated reporter training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2023
Type BNov 8, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, staff #2 has not completed health screening which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2023
Type ANov 10, 2022Complaint investigationTransportation
Transportation §101225(b)
Based on Directors admission of incident that occurred on 10/27/2022 where 12 children were transported when van only accomdates 11 children. 8 ensure the safety when transporting children.
Plan of correction due Nov 10, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedNov 10, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Nov 8, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Staff transporting day-care children in an unsafe manner.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity42 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 26, 2022
LicenseeFuture Leaders Education, LLC.
AdministratorBertha Girgis
Phone(562) 417-0802
State facility #198021030

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Common questions

Does Future Leaders School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-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 Nov 10, 2022, for transportation. 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 #19 of 23 centers in Covina by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% 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 $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 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 198021030 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.