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Little Scholars Academy · Preschool, Los Angeles

4168 West Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90043 · Los Angeles County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Mar 12, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Little Scholars Academy was a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 20 children. Its license closed around March 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 1 time and investigated 6 complaints, 2 substantiated, and issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

2Type A citations
2Type B citations
1Inspections
2 of 6Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 27, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 6, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 21, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 15, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 22, 2023 · Inspection · no citationAug 11, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 13, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1
Caregiver conduct1
Supervision1
Staff ratios1

Citations, newest first

Type BDec 21, 2023Complaint investigationTraining & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(c)(1)(A)
After careful review of the transcripts by Community Care Licensing, it was determined that Staff 1 does not have the required units to be a teacher at the facility. Staff 1 is missing 3 units of Curriculum and 3 units of Child, Family, and Community. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights to children in care. 8 Request Denied: Appeal Not Submitted Timely
Plan of correction due Jan 22, 2024
Type BDec 21, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
The Director will conduct an in-service training with all staff on the importance of ensuring compliance within this section. Copies of the training along with signatures of all attendees will be submitted to CCL by the
Plan of correction due Jan 22, 2024
Type AAug 15, 2023Case management visit (deficiencies)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(c)
LPA observed C#1 in the front play yard of the facility alone, unsupervised and unable to enter into the facility. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care
Plan of correction due Aug 15, 2023
Type AApr 13, 2021Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
On 04/13/2021, LPA Martinez observed 2 school-age 1 The licensee shall immediately ensure that at no time will any school age children be allowed entry into the preschool for any reason. The school age children must not use the preschool restroom, nor the preschool playground. The licensee shall submit a written declaration to acknowledge children commingled with the preschool children in the preschool classroom. This is a Type A citation and poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 understanding that commingling of school age children on the preschool premises is prohibited and will cease immediately. The declaration is to be mailed/emailed to the Department no later than close of business on 04/14/2021.
Plan of correction due Apr 13, 2021

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJun 27, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Mar 20, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMar 6, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Dec 20, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedDec 21, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Aug 10, 2023
Substantiated allegations:
Staff not qualified to care for daycare children
Staff do not change a daycare child/children's diaper
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedJun 7, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Mar 16, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedAug 11, 2022Complaint investigationreceived May 19, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedApr 13, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Apr 12, 2021
Substantiated allegation:
Allegation #1: Staff are commingling school aged children with the preschoolers.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity20 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceAug 9, 2018
ClosedMar 12, 2026
LicenseeLittle Scholars Academy LLC.
Last administratorCrystal Thompson
State facility #197493691

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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 197493691 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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