Laugh And Learn Child Care · Preschool, Lancaster
Laugh And Learn Child Care is a licensed child care center in Lancaster, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 8 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 8). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #59 of 68 centers in Lancaster and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Staff 1 did not have their immunization proof in their file during the inspection which 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 by failing to have 2A10BC fire extinguishers serviced since June 2018 and failing to maintain the electrical outlets covered/securely fastened to wall permitting eposed wiring, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failing to maintain cleaning chemicals inaccessible to children, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failing to apply lids to trash cans in the facility, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failing to maintain immunization records for facility staff in staff records, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failing to obtain a renewed mandated reporter training certificate and maintain in a staff file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failing to maintain the Health Screening in the staff file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by failing to obtain a completed Consent for Medical Treatment (LIC627) for Child 1, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Laugh And Learn Child Care take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Laugh And Learn Child Care had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 16, 2022, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Laugh And Learn Child Care compare with other daycares in Lancaster?
It is tied for #59 of 68 centers in Lancaster by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Laugh And Learn Child Care last inspected?
Feb 18, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Laugh And Learn Child Care cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Laugh And Learn Child Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lancaster, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Laugh And Learn Child Care?
The licensee is Lionel Meto Batoba, and the administrator listed with the state is Karen Scovell.
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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 197493363 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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