Little People Childcare · Infant Center, Lancaster
Little People Childcare is a licensed child care center in Lancaster, CA, licensed for up to 35 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for sleep safety (2 of 5). 5 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #54 of 68 centers in Lancaster and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
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Based on LPA Rivera observation, the licensee did not cply with the section cited above in observing child sleeping with pillow boppy which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA Rivera observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in observing an attached pacifier on infant while sleeping which 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 in director missing 3 infant/toddler units which poses 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 in child #1 and child #2 not having a needs and services plan which poses 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 in child #1 and child #2 missing LIC 701 Physician Report which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Little People Childcare take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Little People Childcare had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Little People Childcare?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Little People Childcare compare with other daycares in Lancaster?
It is tied for #54 of 68 centers in Lancaster by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little People Childcare last inspected?
Mar 17, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Little People Childcare cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little People Childcare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lancaster, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little People Childcare?
The licensee is Duana Garrett, and the administrator listed with the state is Khrystal Valera/Aretha Dar.
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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 197750159 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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