Lawndale School District - Mark Twain P.s.
Lawndale School District - Mark Twain P.s. is a licensed child care center in Lawndale, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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101700.3(b)(1) California Lead Action at Child Care Centers (b)Testing results with fractional ppb readings...(1)A result of 5.5ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met by the Action Level Exceedance results revealed that 1 Facility has replaced faucets/outlets, identified with an Action Lead Exceedance of 5.5 ppb or over on 04/03/2026. These outlets will not be accessible for use until a retest has occurred. Director Tia Belt-Brown will send LPA a copy of the re-test summary once completed via email by
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Common questions
Does Lawndale School District - Mark Twain P.s. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Lawndale School District - Mark Twain P.s. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
When was Lawndale School District - Mark Twain P.s. last inspected?
Mar 14, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lawndale School District - Mark Twain P.s. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lawndale School District - Mark Twain P.s. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lawndale, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lawndale School District - Mark Twain P.s.?
The licensee is Lawndale School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Claudia Maldonado.
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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 197405890 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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