It's A Small World Child Care
It's A Small World Child Care is a licensed child care center in Lancaster, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 19 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (5 of 19). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #65 of 68 centers in Lancaster and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the child/parent roster was observed missing address, physician's names and phone numbers for several children during the inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Per director- all staff were trained on personal use of cell phones on May 15,2025. All staff members signed a document disallowing the use of personal cell phones around children in care. Director/licensee provided LPA a copy of the signed document stating all staff members agree to the terms. Based on interviews with staff , Staff 1 took a photo of C1 on her personal device exposing C1 from chest down while in care which is an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care. 8
Based on interviews the licensee did not ensure the above allegation: Staff inappropriately took a photo of a daycare child while in care -was reported to CCL, which poses a potential risk to the health safety and personal rights of the clients in care.
Based on observation,interview,record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not notifying Licensing by telephone or fax within the next working day when notified of two children showing illness 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 by failing to post the completed Emergency Disaster Plan identifying transportation arrangements, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failing to store the bottle of pesticides in the off-limits staff bathroom in a locked cabinet, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failing to install a sufficient shade for children in care 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 by failing to maintain a copy of staff immunization records in the staff file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, facility staff failed to renew their mandated reporter training within the required 2 year renewal period.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failing to maintain a current copy of the mandated reporter training certificate in the staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the Director failed to complete Preventative Health and Safety Training and maintain a copy of the certificate in their file, 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 by failing to obtain a copy of the completed Health Screening Report (LIC503) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the facility staff failed to complete the Criminal Record Statement (LIC508) and maintain copy in the staff file, 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 by failing to maintain completed medical assessments in child 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 by failing to obtain a copy of immunization records for Child 5 and maintain a copy in the child's file, 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 by failing to obtain the signed Admission Agreement for Child 6 and maintain in the child file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failing to discard/return expired medication to the parent, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a)(1)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Licensee agreed to have all staff watch the Supervising Children in Child Care training video on https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/supervising-children-in-child-care-centers/ and submit a completed sign in sheet to the department Based on interview and record review, staff failed to observe how Child 1 sustained an abrasion on her right cheek beneath her eye which poses a potential Health and Safety Risk to children in care. 8 with staff names and signatures no later than 02/18/2021.
Complaint investigations
Staff inappropriately took a photo of a daycare child while in care
Allegation 1: Licensee did not ensure reporting requirements were followed
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About this center
Common questions
Does It's A Small World Child Care take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has It's A Small World Child Care had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 22, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about It's A Small World Child Care?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does It's A Small World Child Care compare with other daycares in Lancaster?
It is tied for #65 of 68 centers in Lancaster 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 It's A Small World Child Care last inspected?
Feb 18, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does It's A Small World Child Care cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask It's A Small World Child Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lancaster, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs It's A Small World Child Care?
The licensee is Canchola,yesenia, and the administrator listed with the state is Yesenia Canchola.
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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 197750053 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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