Golden City Child Development Center INC. · Preschool, Carson
Golden City Child Development Center INC. is a licensed child care center in Carson, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (5 of 8). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #14 of 18 centers in Carson and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.
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Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance.This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on record review 1 The sink is located in a closed classroom. Classroom has been closed since 2020. Children do not have access to the classroom. LPA took pictures and cleared citiation during visit the facility did not ensure water sources at facility meet lead requirements. Lead test results showed that one water sources have an action level exceedance. LPA observed water sources are inaccessible to children. 8
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. At 9:30am, LPA observed in Room 2, 23 preschoolers with Staff 2 and Staff 2. Therefore, Room 2 was over ratio. Director had Staff 3 go into Room 4 with 7 preschoolers. which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review the licensee did not ensure water sources at facility meet lead requirements. Lead test results showed that water sources have an action level exceedance. LPA observed water sources are inaccessible to children.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPAs observed cleaning compounds were accessible to children located in Room 4. Photos were taken. This poses an potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Trash cans in the classroom were observed to have solid waste without lids, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in seven children missing on sign in and out sheet which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedence. 1 Per Director, the drinking fountain will be capped and the water faucet inside classroom three will be flushed and re tested. Director will submit pictures of the capped water fountain and the results of the tested water faucet inside classroom three. This requirement was not met as evidence by record review. Lead test results showed that two water sources had an action level exceedence of 7.8 and 5.5. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care. During the inspection, LPA observed both water sources were covered with a bag 8 making them inaccessible. The drinking fountain was also shut off.
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Does Golden City Child Development Center INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Golden City Child Development Center INC. had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 6, 2025, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Golden City Child Development Center INC.?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Golden City Child Development Center INC. compare with other daycares in Carson?
It is tied for #14 of 18 centers in Carson by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Golden City Child Development Center INC. last inspected?
Mar 6, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Golden City Child Development Center INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Golden City Child Development Center INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Carson, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Golden City Child Development Center INC.?
The licensee is Golden City Child Development Center INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Angelica Herrera.
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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 198019106 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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