Lake Los Angeles Elementary School
Lake Los Angeles Elementary School is a licensed child care center in Palmdale, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 4). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #25 of 27 centers in Palmdale and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews on November 17, 2025, C1 was left without the supervision of a teacher or aide in the restroom area. This poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Per record review and 1 Per facility representative the Administrative staff will send a plan of correction to the Department by 1/22/26. interviews on November 17,2025, C1 was left without the supervision of an adult which threatened the emotional health of C1, this unusual incident was not reported to the Department as required. This poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in when five instant cold pack, anti septic solution and burn cream were located in a drawer that was accessible to the children in care, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA talked to the director, Susan Gaines. According to the director, the facility is scheduleing to the lead water testing soon and the facility will have water deliver service, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Lake Los Angeles Elementary School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Lake Los Angeles Elementary School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Lake Los Angeles Elementary School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Lake Los Angeles Elementary School compare with other daycares in Palmdale?
It is tied for #25 of 27 centers in Palmdale by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Lake Los Angeles Elementary School last inspected?
Nov 5, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Lake Los Angeles Elementary School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lake Los Angeles Elementary School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Palmdale, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lake Los Angeles Elementary School?
The licensee is Keppel Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Susan Gaines.
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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 197750023 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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