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Kids Town Center

18101 Lassen Street, Northridge, CA 91325 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Kids Town Center is a licensed child care center in Northridge, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 16 centers in Northridge and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 70%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #6 of 16 centers in Northridge
1Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 19, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 20, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 19, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 14, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type ADec 14, 2023InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During today's visit, LPA observed an uncleared adult (Staff 1) working at the facility and providing care and supervision to children in care, prior to obtaining a criminal record clearance. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 14, 2023
Type BDec 14, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Per Director, Kids Town Center has not completed lead testing in accordance to the Written Directives outlined in PIN 21-21.1-CCP. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 15, 2024

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About this center

Licensed capacity60 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 18, 2016
LicenseeChoi Kid's Town, INC.
AdministratorJeong Choi
Phone(818) 886-4898
State facility #197492963

Common questions

Does Kids Town Center take infants?

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

Has Kids Town Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 14, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Kids Town Center compare with other daycares in Northridge?

It is tied for #6 of 16 centers in Northridge by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kids Town Center last inspected?

Aug 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kids Town Center cost?

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

Who runs Kids Town Center?

The licensee is Choi Kid's Town, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Jeong Choi.

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 197492963 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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