Little Learners Exploration Academy
Little Learners Exploration Academy is a licensed child care center in Whittier, CA, licensed for up to 78 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that staff # 2 did not have a current mandated reporter certificate on file 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 Little Learners Exploration Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Learners Exploration Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Little Learners Exploration Academy?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Little Learners 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 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Learners Exploration Academy last inspected?
Jul 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Learners Exploration Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Learners Exploration Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Whittier, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Learners 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 198020277 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.