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La Crescenta Presbyterian Church Ctr. for Childre

2902 Montrose Ave, La Crescenta, CA 91214 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

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.

Inspection record

More citations than 84% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#4 of 8 centers in La Crescenta
0 Type A citations
7 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 15 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 4 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 14, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 28, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 28, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 14, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Jul 14, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 5, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation May 1, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 20, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 12, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Aug 1, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation May 7, 2024 · Inspection · no citation May 7, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 29, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 2
Supervision 1
Health & medication 1
Training & qualifications 1
Records & paperwork 1
Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Sep 11, 2026 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
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
Plan of correction due Sep 25, 2026
Type B Jul 14, 2026 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Jul 28, 2026
Type B Jul 14, 2026 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
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
Plan of correction due Jul 28, 2026
Type B Nov 6, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Building & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)(2)
(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.
Plan of correction due Nov 27, 2025
Type B Jun 12, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork
Children's records §101221(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Jun 17, 2025
Type B Jun 12, 2025 Inspection Caregiver conduct
Personal Rights
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.
Plan of correction due Jun 27, 2025
Type B May 7, 2024 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
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
Plan of correction due Jun 7, 2024

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Aug 1, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jun 14, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 111 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 29, 1993
Licensee La Crescenta Presbyterian Church
Administrator Arpy Jahjah
Phone (818) 249-8124
State facility # 191201896
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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.

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 191201896 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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