Hooper Avenue Early Education Center
Hooper Avenue Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 166 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 6 citations, none of them Type A. 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #347 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on LPA interviews, it was confirmed that children were present during a verbal altercation during which foul language was used. This poses a possible health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on LPA interviews, it was confirmed that a child was spoken to in an inappropriate manner (yelling) which was witnesses by 2 staff and parents. This poses a possible health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The security gate that leads to the street does not property self close and latch when opened, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 classroom supervision plan by POC date 3/1/23.
NOT APPLICABLE. ALL IMMUNIZATION'S ARE ON FILE.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 8 out of 8 staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of two child medications. One medication expired 3/2022, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Hooper Avenue Early Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Hooper Avenue Early Education Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Hooper Avenue Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #347 of 495 centers in Los Angeles 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 Hooper Avenue Early Education Center last inspected?
Apr 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Hooper Avenue Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hooper Avenue 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 Hooper Avenue Early Education Center?
The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Humberto Benitez.
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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 191870755 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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