La Crescenta Presbyterian Church Ctr. for Childre
La Crescenta Presbyterian Church Ctr. for Childre is a licensed child care center in La Crescenta, CA, licensed for up to 111 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, none of them Type A, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 7). 4 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #4 of 8 centers in La Crescenta and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
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101229Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision.(a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision... to meet the children's needs.(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time,. Supervision shall include visual observation.This requirement is not met evidenced by: 1 Facility Representative stated, she will talked to the staff regarding supervision, new staff members will trained with Director, assistant Director, assigned to lead teacher that will train them in classroom setting. Director will conduct meeting with the staff, agenda will be sent to LPA poc date. Staff did not observe how C#1 left the basketball court and was observed on the upstairs walkway, where door is with push bar and leads to the parking lot, which posses potential risk to the health and safety of child in care. 8
Based on observations, records reviewand interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During the file review, LPA observed 3 out of 12 files were missing records of immunizations. S#12 missing Measles, S#4 missing Pertussis, S#3 missing Measles and Pertussis, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 2 out of 12 staff files were missing LIC 503 forms. S#3 and S#2 were missing Health Screening Forms, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.were
(d) The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained:(2)Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. Facility Representative stated bike yard temporary will not be in use, other yards will be used on the stagered schedule. Cracks will be temporary filled and new pavement will be placed by begining of the new year.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 1 out of 8 children does not obtain a completed LIC 613A Personal Rights from for LPA to observe, 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 7 staff did not obtain proof of completed Infant/Toddler course for LPA to observe, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number...(1) A result with values of 5.5 or greater shall be deemed and Action Level Exceedance This requirement was not met as evidence by: Per Facility Representative facility will come in agreement with the church and either remove the facet or replaced it and redo testing. Facility had a lead exeedance reported to the Department. Facility had a 3 faucets with the lead exceedance. 8
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Common questions
Does La Crescenta Presbyterian Church Ctr. for Childre take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has La Crescenta Presbyterian Church Ctr. for Childre had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 7 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about La Crescenta Presbyterian Church Ctr. for Childre?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does La Crescenta Presbyterian Church Ctr. for Childre compare with other daycares in La Crescenta?
It is #4 of 8 centers in La Crescenta 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 Crescenta Presbyterian Church Ctr. for Childre last inspected?
Jul 14, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does La Crescenta Presbyterian Church Ctr. for Childre cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Crescenta Presbyterian Church Ctr. for Childre for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Crescenta, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Crescenta Presbyterian Church Ctr. for Childre?
The licensee is La Crescenta Presbyterian Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Arpy Jahjah.
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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 191201896 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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