Ladera Heights Prep. Development Center
Ladera Heights Prep. Development Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on the LPA's observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the outdoor activity space is unsafe for the children to play outside. LPA observed unsafe items such as a broken fence, chairs, no mats under the play equpment. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA's observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the licensee does not have the required CPR/first aid training. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care..
About this center
Common questions
Does Ladera Heights Prep. Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ladera Heights Prep. Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Ladera Heights Prep. Development Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ladera Heights Prep. Development Center last inspected?
Oct 14, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ladera Heights Prep. Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ladera Heights Prep. Development Center 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 Ladera Heights Prep. Development Center?
The licensee is Swarna De Alwis, and the administrator listed with the state is Swarna De Alwis.
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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 197412063 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.