Great Beginnings Preschool, INC.
Great Beginnings Preschool, INC. is a licensed child care center in Valley Village, CA, licensed for up to 64 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 9 complaints, 4 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 7). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #2216 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews and observation, staff interferes with children's eating by using intimidation and other actions of a punitive nature. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and observations, staff do not visually observe children in the bathroom at all times. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director will conduct an In-Service training with staff with emphasis on Personal Rights and all facility staff will watch the CDSS video at CCLD.childcarevideos.org.on Personal Rights and discuss the topic during a staff meeting and will email LPA confirmation by 3/24/2025 Per statements obtained, staff speaks to children in a harsh, strong, firm tone, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care 8 $250 Civil Penalty was assessed today for repeated violation within 12 months. Director signed the civil penalty form, acknowledging receipt.
The Director will conduct an in-service training with all staff on the importance of Personal Rights and ensuring compliance within this section. Copies of the training along with signatures of all attendees will be submitted to CCL by the
Based on record review, staff did not have their immunization records in the file during the inspection, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
On 10/12/2022, LPA observed Clorox bleach bottles easily accessible to day care children which were stored under the kitchen sink cabinet. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. LPA observed a child-proof knob cover on the kitchen door and child safety latches on the kitchen cabinet and bathroom cabinets.
Interviews with staff revealed that Staff #1 was hired as a Pre-K teacher however is sometimes left alone with children when Staff #2 must step out of the classroom to use the restroom. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 mailed to the State Licensing office on or before December 21, 2022.
Complaint investigations
Staff force children to eat.
Staff yell at day care children.
Staff speaks inappropriately to children in care
Allegation #1: Harmful chemicals are accessible to day care children.
Allegation #2: Facility has no/broken cabinet locks.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Great Beginnings Preschool, INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Great Beginnings Preschool, INC. had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 28, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Great Beginnings Preschool, INC.?
California investigated 9 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 4. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Great Beginnings Preschool, INC. compare with other daycares in Los Angeles County?
It is tied for #2216 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Great Beginnings Preschool, INC. last inspected?
Dec 16, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Great Beginnings Preschool, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Great Beginnings Preschool, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Valley Village, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Great Beginnings Preschool, INC.?
The licensee is Svetlana Costache, and the administrator listed with the state is Martina Beltran.
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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 197415644 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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