La Verne Parent Participation Preschool
La Verne Parent Participation Preschool is a licensed child care center in La Verne, CA, licensed for up to 34 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #4 of 9 centers in La Verne and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, childcare center licenses issued after July 1, 2022, the licensee shall test their water for lead within 180 days of licensure pursuant to Written Directives section 101700 (PIN 21-21.1- CCP). LPAs did not observe lead testing to be conducted within the timeframe stated which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
On 09/21/21, C1 misstepped/slipped off of a 1 Director Tomashefsky stated that short-term, the Sunflower room will use the inside child-size sink and the Lavender Room will remove the step stool until it is needed for use and then a staff will grab it and supervise the child while they are using ethe sink. Director is proposing to purchase two child-size sinks to be utilized outdoors and will keep LPA informed of the one-step step stool, causing the stool to flip over, and C1 fell in between the legs of the stool and onto hard cement, sustaining a broken elbow. *This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care.* progress of the proposal.
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About this center
Common questions
Does La Verne Parent Participation Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has La Verne Parent Participation Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 14, 2021, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about La Verne Parent Participation Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does La Verne Parent Participation Preschool compare with other daycares in La Verne?
It is tied for #4 of 9 centers in La Verne by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was La Verne Parent Participation Preschool last inspected?
Oct 6, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does La Verne Parent Participation Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Verne Parent Participation Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Verne, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Verne Parent Participation Preschool?
The licensee is La Verne Parent Participation Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Dawn Cansler.
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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 191504181 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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