Little Learner's Exploration Academy
Little Learner's Exploration Academy is a licensed child care center in Whittier, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #13 of 49 centers in Whittier and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 infant rooms which do not have physical separation of the sleeping area from the indoor activity space which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Learner's Exploration Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Little Learner's Exploration Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Little Learner's Exploration Academy compare with other daycares in Whittier?
It is tied for #13 of 49 centers in Whittier by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Learner's Exploration Academy last inspected?
Jun 30, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Learner's Exploration Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Learner's Exploration Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Whittier, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Learner's Exploration Academy?
The licensee is Llea INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Christina Gudino.
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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 198020760 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.