Jim Gilliam Child Care Center
Jim Gilliam Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #321 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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101626.1 Daily Inspection for Illness (b)Upon arrival each day at the center, each child shall have a daily inspection for illness to determine if the child is appropriate for placement in the center. (1)A qualified staff person shall perform and document the completion of the daily r illness has been completed prior to a child's acceptance for care. Due date 09/10/26 LPA will conduct an inspection to observe the Daily Health Illness Reports. nspection for illness.(c)The licensee shall develop and implement a written pdaily inspection for illness has been completed prior to a child's acceptance for care. rocedure for completing daily inspections for illness, which shall include developing a form to document that a 8
Based on record review, LPA did not observe or receive Daily Health Illness inspections for children in care for 3/22025 to 08/2025 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
LPA provided Director with a copy of this regulation. Director agrees to read the regulation and submit a written statement of her understanding and compliance with this regulation in the future. The floors of the classrooms were changed. The walls in the bathroom stalls were shortened. The licensee did not notify the Department of the proposed change(s) prior to construction which poses a potential Health or Safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Jim Gilliam Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Jim Gilliam Child Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Jim Gilliam Child Care Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Jim Gilliam Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #321 of 495 centers in Los Angeles 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 Jim Gilliam Child Care Center last inspected?
Oct 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Jim Gilliam Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Jim Gilliam Child Care 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 Jim Gilliam Child Care Center?
The licensee is Los Angeles City Dept. Of Recreation And Parks, and the administrator listed with the state is Catherine Hilliard.
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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 191871609 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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