Lbusd-riley Child Development Center
Lbusd-riley Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Lakewood, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 17 centers in Lakewood and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater ..., before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be... Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 LPAs observed drinking fountain with ALE to be made off limits and turned off at time of inspection. Per Coordinating Teacher, drinking fountain will be fixed and re-tested. In the meantime children have personal water bottles for drinking water. Based on record review the Licensee did not ensure water source at facility to meet lead requirements. Lead test results showed that one water source has an action level exceedance. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care. 8
Based on observation, interview, and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to Child #2 having expired medication which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to Staff #1 and #2 caring for 21 children upon arrival. LPA observed Staff #3 walking across the elementary school yard to the preschool yard to be within ratio 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 Lbusd-riley Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Lbusd-riley Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Lbusd-riley Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Lakewood?
It is #8 of 17 centers in Lakewood by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Lbusd-riley Child Development Center last inspected?
Jun 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lbusd-riley Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lbusd-riley Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lakewood, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Lbusd-riley Child Development Center?
The licensee is Lbusd-office Of Child Development Centers, and the administrator listed with the state is Therese Basta.
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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 198018184 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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