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Home Sweet Home Child Care Incorporated

11179 Lucerne Ave., Culver City, CA 90230 · Los Angeles County
2 Type A citations in last 12 months Child care center (preschool)

Home Sweet Home Child Care Incorporated is a licensed child care center in Culver City, CA, licensed for up to 66 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (3 of 7). All 7 came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 23 centers in Culver City and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 96% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #22 of 23 centers in Culver City
2 Type A citations
5 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 7 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 27, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 17, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 17, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found May 27, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Dec 12, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Jan 26, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios 3
Training & qualifications 2
Supervision 1
Other standards 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jun 17, 2026 Case management visit (deficiencies) Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)
Director will ensure that teacher child ratio of 12 children to one teacher is being maintained at all times when children are awake. Director and staff will review the following training linked below. Director will submit training summary and sign in sheet including staff names, signatures, and date LPA observed one teacher outdoors with sixteen children alone visually observing and supervising in excess of three minutes. 8 to LPA via email to: ranita.richmond@dss.ca.gov by 7/01/26 Training website: https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/teacher-child-ratios-in-child-care-centers/
Plan of correction due Jul 1, 2026
Type A May 27, 2026 Inspection Staff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above director operating preschool with 59 students which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 27, 2026
Type A May 27, 2026 Inspection Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)(1)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above center attendance exceeded the licensed capacity which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 27, 2026
Type B May 27, 2026 Inspection Supervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(C)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above missing sleep chart for children 24 months and under which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 10, 2026
Type B May 27, 2026 Inspection Other standards
Infant care activities §101430(a)(3)(C)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above LPA observed multiple infant/toddler children sleeping in sleep sacks which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 10, 2026
Type B May 27, 2026 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 of 6 mandated reporter training certificates are expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 10, 2026
Type B May 27, 2026 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 3 of 6 personnel files are missing TB tests which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 10, 2026

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Jan 26, 2023 Complaint investigation received Oct 13, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 66 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 26, 2001
Licensee Home Sweet Home Child Care Incorporated
Administrator Christina P. Moreno
Phone (310) 391-3806
State facility # 197401686
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Common questions

Does Home Sweet Home Child Care Incorporated take infants?

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

Has Home Sweet Home Child Care Incorporated had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 27, 2026, for capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Home Sweet Home Child Care Incorporated?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Home Sweet Home Child Care Incorporated compare with other daycares in Culver City?

It is tied for #22 of 23 centers in Culver City 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 Home Sweet Home Child Care Incorporated last inspected?

May 27, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Home Sweet Home Child Care Incorporated cost?

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

Who runs Home Sweet Home Child Care Incorporated?

The licensee is Home Sweet Home Child Care Incorporated, and the administrator listed with the state is Christina P. Moreno.

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 197401686 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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