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Joyful Land Preschool

25500 S. Vermont Avenue, Harbor City, CA 90710 · Los Angeles County
2 substantiated complaints Child care center (preschool)

Joyful Land Preschool is a licensed child care center in Harbor City, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 4 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 8 centers in Harbor City and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 87% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#8 of 8 centers in Harbor City
2 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
3 Inspections
2 of 4 Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 18, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Dec 18, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Oct 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 7, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Dec 19, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jun 13, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 5, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 1
Building & playground safety 1
Food & feeding 1
Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Aug 7, 2025 Complaint investigation Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Director agrees to have staff members view the video, answer questions stated below and return written replies to LPA via email by
Plan of correction due Aug 10, 2025
Type B Aug 7, 2025 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Director agrees to remove Hazadorous items from the Outdoor play yard and send pictures to LPA via email by
Plan of correction due Aug 14, 2025
Type B Aug 7, 2025 Complaint investigation Food & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(1)
Director was informed that all food must be fresh and any food items expired must be discarded immediately. Director discarded all expired foods from refrigerator during visit. Director agrees to submit a written plan for maintaining proper food storage to LPA via email by
Plan of correction due Aug 14, 2025
Type A Jun 13, 2023 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal Rights
staff member yelling at children in day care according to written declaration and two video/audio footage submitted to the department. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. the classroom. *Director agrees, written declaration obtained, to conduct a staff meeting every month to improve communication between staff members. *Director agrees provide an in-service to all staff members to include watching the following CCL video: Children’s Personal Rights in Child Care Child Care Center Operators – California Child Care Licensing – Resources for Parents and Providers (childcarevideos.org) *Director agrees to provide a copy of staff attendance, signed and dated by attendees viewing CCL video *Director agrees to obtain from each staff members a copy of written summary of information learned from above video, using Lic 855 (Declaration Form), to be sent to LPA, via email, by 06/23//2022, end of business day.
Plan of correction due Jun 13, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Oct 2, 2025 Complaint investigation received Jul 31, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Oct 2, 2025 Complaint investigation received Aug 2, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Aug 7, 2025 Complaint investigation received Jul 31, 2025
Substantiated allegations:
Facility staff are not providing adequate food service
Facility staff do not keep items which could pose a danger to children out of reach of children in care
Facility staff are not providing adequate supervision to children playing on the play area
3 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Jun 13, 2023 Complaint investigation received Jun 9, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Staff yells at day care children
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 80 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 16, 2015
Licensee Joyful Land Preschool
Administrator Sun Ko
Phone (714) 232-2604
State facility # 197419803
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Common questions

Does Joyful Land Preschool take infants?

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

Has Joyful Land Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 7, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Joyful Land Preschool?

California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Joyful Land Preschool compare with other daycares in Harbor City?

It is #8 of 8 centers in Harbor City by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Joyful Land Preschool last inspected?

Dec 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Joyful Land Preschool cost?

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

Who runs Joyful Land Preschool?

The licensee is Joyful Land Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Sun Ko.

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 197419803 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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