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La Canada Presbyterian Church Infant Care Center

626 Foothill Boulevard, La Canada, CA 91011 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaint Infant center

La Canada Presbyterian Church Infant Care Center is a licensed child care center in La Canada, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, none of them Type A. 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #13 of 17 centers in La Canada and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 84% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #13 of 17 centers in La Canada
0 Type A citations
7 Type B citations
3 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 20, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Nov 17, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 20, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Oct 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 17, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Oct 11, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 11, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 3
Training & qualifications 3
Records & paperwork 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Oct 20, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)
Based on observations, records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During this visit, per facility representative disaster drill was conducted September 2024, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 10, 2025
Type B Oct 20, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on observations, records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA did not observe at least one staff member with valid Pediatric first aid and CPR certificate, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 10, 2025
Type B Oct 20, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on observations, records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed one staff member without TB clearance present in the facility, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 10, 2025
Type B Oct 8, 2024 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
1597.16(a) (1) A licensed child day care center,... that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, ... This requirement not met evidenced by: 1 Director stated she will follow directives and will schedule for lead teasting. Director stated outlets will not be in use until testing is done. Director stated no lead testing was conducted for the facility. 8
Plan of correction due Oct 22, 2024
Type B Sep 17, 2024 Inspection Building & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)(1)
Based on observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, during the tour with the Director LPA observed cracks on the oudoor surface area, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 1, 2024
Type B Sep 17, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observations, records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, 3 out 5 records were missing Mandated Reporter Certifictes, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 1, 2024
Type B Oct 11, 2022 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)
disclosures made by the director during interview conducted on 09/02/2022. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 11, 2022

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Complaint investigations

Substantiated Oct 11, 2022 Complaint investigation received Aug 26, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Reporting Requirements
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 24 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Dec 19, 1995
Licensee La Canada Presbyterian Church
Administrator Diana Urteaga
Phone (818) 790-6708
State facility # 191290221
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Common questions

Does La Canada Presbyterian Church Infant Care Center take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has La Canada Presbyterian Church Infant Care Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 7 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about La Canada Presbyterian Church Infant Care Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does La Canada Presbyterian Church Infant Care Center compare with other daycares in La Canada?

It is tied for #13 of 17 centers in La Canada by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was La Canada Presbyterian Church Infant Care Center last inspected?

Oct 20, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does La Canada Presbyterian Church Infant Care Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Canada Presbyterian Church Infant Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Canada, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs La Canada Presbyterian Church Infant Care Center?

The licensee is La Canada Presbyterian Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Diana Urteaga.

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 191290221 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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