La Santa Cruz State Preschool
La Santa Cruz State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #192 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPAs observed spider webs on the equipment, a broken piece of wood along the fence and a jagged piece of plastic along another fence which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does La Santa Cruz State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has La Santa Cruz State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does La Santa Cruz State Preschool compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #192 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Santa Cruz State Preschool last inspected?
Jul 22, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does La Santa Cruz State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Santa Cruz State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Santa Cruz State Preschool?
The licensee is International Inst.of Los Angeles Child Dev. Div., and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Labrada.
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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 191871356 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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