La Canada Preschool

4460 Oakwood Ave., La Canada, CA 91011 · Los Angeles County

ClosedChild care center (preschool)

This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jun 20, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.

La Canada Preschool was a licensed child care center in La Canada, CA, licensed for up to 34 children. Its license closed around June 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 2 times, and issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0Type A citations

4Type B citations

2Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication2

Training & qualifications1

Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 4, 2025InspectionHealth & medication

Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)

Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 4 staff records reviewed were missing immunization records for LPA to observe, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Mar 28, 2025

Type BMar 4, 2025InspectionHealth & medication

Children's medical assessments §101220(a)

Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of out 4 children files reviewed were missing a physician’s report, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Mar 28, 2025

Type BFeb 13, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications

Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)

Based on observation , interview and record review , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 staff records , which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Lpa`s observed 1 staff member missing health screening including TB test.

Plan of correction due Mar 13, 2024

Type BFeb 13, 2024InspectionRecords & paperwork

Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(a)(1)

Based on observations , interview and record review , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above , LPA`s did not observe parents signature on the sign in sheets , which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Feb 27, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity34 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusClosed

Licensed sinceAug 8, 2003

ClosedJun 20, 2025

LicenseeDebra Ficarra

Last administratorDebra Ficarra

State facility #198009215

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4532 Indianola Way, La Canada · 0.2 mi away · 20 spotsNo citations

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 198009215 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.