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Kids and Krayon Infants and Toddlers

43137 Venture St Suite 103, Lancaster, CA 93535 · Los Angeles County
Closed Infant center
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Apr 30, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Kids and Krayon Infants and Toddlers was a licensed child care center in Lancaster, CA, licensed for up to 15 children. Its license closed around April 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 5 times, investigated 1 complaint (1 substantiated) and issued 10 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

1 Type A citations
9 Type B citations
5 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Mar 24, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Jun 11, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 23, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Feb 28, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Mar 21, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Mar 2, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 3
Health & medication 3
Supervision 1
Training & qualifications 1
Food & feeding 1
Other standards 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Mar 24, 2026 Inspection Records & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(a)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide child #4, #5, #6, and #7 needs and services plan which posed a potential risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 31, 2026
Type B Mar 24, 2026 Inspection Health & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(a)(1)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide child #7 Physician’s Report which posed a potential risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 31, 2026
Type B Mar 24, 2026 Inspection Health & medication
Children's immunizations §101220.1(g)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide child #7 immunization records which posed a potential risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 31, 2026
Type A Jun 11, 2025 Complaint investigation Supervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (a) In addition to Section 101229, the following shall apply: (1) Each infant shall be constantly supervised and under direct visual observation and supervision by a staff person at all times. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Staff will visually observe every infant in care to meet their daily needs.Procedures for diaper changing shall be carefully planned and implemented. Based on confidential interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide care and supervision to child #1 which posed an immediate Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Jun 11, 2025
Type B Apr 23, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide staff #2 health screening and TB clearance, which posed a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 5, 2025
Type B Apr 23, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork
Children's records §101221(a)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide the following: 1) child #4 and #5 have missing Admission Agreement, 2) child #2 to #5 have missing LIC 627, 3) child #2 to #4 have missing Physicians Reports, 4) child #3 to #5 have missing LIC 613A, 5) child #4 and #5 have missing LIC 995A, and 6) child #2 has missing LIC 9227, which posed a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 5, 2025
Type B Apr 23, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(a)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide the Needs and Services Plan for child #1 and #5 which posed a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 5, 2025
Type B Apr 23, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Children's immunizations §101220.1(g)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide the immunization records for child #5 which posed a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 5, 2025
Type B Apr 23, 2025 Inspection Food & feeding
Infant food service §101427(b)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide the Infant Feeding Plan for child #1 and #5 which posed a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 5, 2025
Type B Mar 2, 2022 Inspection Other standards
Infant care activities §101430(a)(3)(C)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due LPA observed an infant being swaddled in a blanket during nap time, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 9, 2022

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Jun 11, 2025 Complaint investigation received Apr 28, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Allegation: Staff did not provide adequate supervision, resulting in infant sustaining injuries
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity 15 children
License type Infant center
License status Closed
Licensed since Mar 8, 2019
Closed Apr 30, 2026
Licensee Maria Elena Valdovinos
Last administrator Maria Elena Valdovinos
State facility # 197750058

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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 197750058 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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