Iglesia Bautista/Friendship Children's Center
Iglesia Bautista/Friendship Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Wilmington, CA, licensed for up to 130 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 9 centers in Wilmington and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above - an uncleared Staff member S5 was providing care and supervision to children in care during today’s inspection until 11:00am, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Iglesia Bautista/Friendship Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Iglesia Bautista/Friendship Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 16, 2026, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Iglesia Bautista/Friendship Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Iglesia Bautista/Friendship Children's Center compare with other daycares in Wilmington?
It is #7 of 9 centers in Wilmington by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Iglesia Bautista/Friendship Children's Center last inspected?
Mar 16, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Iglesia Bautista/Friendship Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Iglesia Bautista/Friendship Children's 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 Iglesia Bautista/Friendship Children's Center?
The licensee is Community Development Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Naomi Lopez.
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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 192000284 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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