La Canada United Methodist Children's Center
La Canada United Methodist Children's Center is a licensed child care center in La Canada, CA, licensed for up to 35 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 17 centers in La Canada and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 6 staff did not have proof of immunizations on file for LPA to review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 6 staff members do not have the teacher qualifications to supervise children on their own, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does La Canada United Methodist Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has La Canada United Methodist Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does La Canada United Methodist Children's Center compare with other daycares in La Canada?
It is #8 of 17 centers in La Canada by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Canada United Methodist Children's Center last inspected?
Jul 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does La Canada United Methodist Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Canada United Methodist Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Canada, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Canada United Methodist Children's Center?
The licensee is La Canada United Methodist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Blanca Eliassen.
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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 191224480 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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