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Graham Early Education Center

8332 South Elm St., Los Angeles, CA 90001 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Graham Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 111 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #233 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 54%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #233 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 12, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 9, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 12, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 8, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 8, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 21, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 16, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 11, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 13, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct2

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 8, 2025Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not observe the personal rights of children by pulling on a child's clothing ... which poses a potential Health, Safety, and Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 8, 2025
Type BJan 11, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Per Principal she has already conducted a staff meeting on 1/10/23 discussing the district code of conduct, non discrimination/anti-harrassment policy, threat assessment and management policy, bullying and hazing policy, social media policy for employees and the uniform complaint procedure for employees. Based on interviews the licensee did not ensure children were treated with dignity and respect. Satff providing care for children had a verbal altercation in front of children that included yelling and use of foul language. Children do not remember incident. This poses a potential Personal Rights risk to children in care. 8 Principal will add personal rights to the next staff meeting agenda and view and discuss the Children's Personal Rights Video on the Community Care Licensing website. Principal will email LPA the meeting agenda once completed by POC date…
Plan of correction due Jan 31, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedMar 21, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Mar 6, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedJan 11, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Oct 31, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Personal Rights- Staff had a verbal altercation in the presence of daycare children
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity111 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 1, 1996
LicenseeLAUSD/Early Childhood Education
AdministratorDe'onna Philips
Phone(323) 582-1222
State facility #191870721

Common questions

Does Graham Early Education Center take infants?

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

Has Graham Early Education Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Graham Early Education Center?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Graham Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #233 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Graham Early Education Center last inspected?

Sep 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Graham Early Education Center cost?

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

Who runs Graham Early Education Center?

The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is De'onna Philips.

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 191870721 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.