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La Verne Parent Participation Preschool

909 East Juanita Ave., La Verne, CA 91750 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (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.

Inspection record

More citations than 79% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #4 of 9 centers in La Verne
1 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 6, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 6, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Jun 15, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Apr 19, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 14, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 28, 2021 · 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

Citations, newest first

Type B Oct 6, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Oct 27, 2025
Type A Oct 14, 2021 Case management visit (incident) Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Oct 15, 2021

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Apr 19, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jan 25, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 34 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Oct 29, 1994
Licensee La Verne Parent Participation Preschool
Administrator Dawn Cansler
Phone (909) 599-9857
State facility # 191504181
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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.

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 191504181 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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