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Hawaiian Avenue Early Education Center

501 Hawaiian Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Hawaiian Avenue Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Wilmington, CA, licensed for up to 117 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 9 centers in Wilmington 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
#8 of 9 centers in Wilmington
1 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
2 Inspections
1 of 3 Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 9, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 15, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 9, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jun 28, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Dec 17, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found Dec 17, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 1
Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jun 28, 2023 Inspection Records & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of the 5 personnel records reviewed were incomplete which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 12, 2023
Type A Dec 17, 2021 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)(2)(3)
Based on information obtained and interviews conducted, Licensee did not ensure that staff handled child(ren) in care in an appropriate manner, which poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety and Personal Rights of the children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 20, 2021

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Jun 15, 2026 Complaint investigation received Mar 19, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Dec 17, 2021 Complaint investigation received Oct 4, 2021
Substantiated allegation:
PERSONAL RIGHTS: Staff member inappropriately handled day care child.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Dec 17, 2021 Complaint investigation received Oct 4, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 117 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Oct 1, 1996
Licensee LAUSD/Early Childhood Education
Administrator Deborah Aguet
Phone (310) 834-7186
State facility # 191870741
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Common questions

Does Hawaiian Avenue Early Education Center take infants?

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

Has Hawaiian Avenue Early Education Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 17, 2021, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Hawaiian Avenue Early Education Center?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Hawaiian Avenue Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Wilmington?

It is #8 of 9 centers in Wilmington 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 Hawaiian Avenue Early Education Center last inspected?

Dec 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Hawaiian Avenue Early Education Center cost?

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

Who runs Hawaiian Avenue Early Education Center?

The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Deborah Aguet.

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 191870741 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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