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Little Seed Child Development Center

630 N. Rodeo Way, Walnut, CA 91789 · Los Angeles County
2 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

Little Seed Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Walnut, CA, licensed for up to 119 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #19 of 22 centers in Walnut and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 88%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #19 of 22 centers in Walnut
1Type A citations
6Type B citations
3Inspections
2 of 3Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 15, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 17, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 15, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJul 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 21, 2025 · Inspection · no citationNov 21, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 25, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 28, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 23, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 15, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct3
Training & qualifications3
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type AMay 6, 2025Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Per Assistant Director, C3 received training Course in Preventative Health and Safety. Licensee will provide a plan to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. C1 sustained a left elbow dislocation. when Staff #3 (S3) who was walking C1 by holding the left wrist of C1. C1 fell to their knees but S3 did not release their grip. Similar incident involving S3. C1 sustained a right elbow injury after S3 held onto C1’s right wrist when C1 lost footing.
Plan of correction due May 27, 2025
Type BNov 21, 2024Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)
Classroom door closed on C1’s finger causing injury to the finger.
Plan of correction due Dec 5, 2024
Type BJul 23, 2024Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
There were incidents of C6 causing injuries to multiple children. There were six scratching incidents and two biting incidents involving C6. Staff was aware that C6 exhibited aggressive behaviors.
Plan of correction due Aug 6, 2024
Type BJun 15, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the license did not comply with the section cited above in all staff files lack record which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 17, 2023
Type BJun 15, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited some staff files lack certificate or certificate have expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 17, 2023
Type BJun 15, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in some staff files lack record which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 17, 2023
Type BJun 15, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(g)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in some staff files lack record which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 17, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedApr 17, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Mar 10, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedMay 6, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jan 30, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Staff dislocated day care child's arm.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedJul 23, 2024Complaint investigationreceived May 24, 2024
Substantiated allegations:
Staff does not prevent daycare child causing injury(ies) to multiple daycare children.
Staff did not prevent child from scratching another child.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity119 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 25, 2021
LicenseeJesus Loves Children Mission Group/Lscd/Zhijing Wu
AdministratorAnqi Zhang
Phone(626) 551-8228
State facility #198020745

Common questions

Does Little Seed Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Little Seed Child Development Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 6, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Little Seed Child Development Center?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Little Seed Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Walnut?

It is tied for #19 of 22 centers in Walnut by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Little Seed Child Development Center last inspected?

Apr 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Little Seed Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Seed Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Walnut, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Little Seed Child Development Center?

The licensee is Jesus Loves Children Mission Group/Lscd/Zhijing Wu, and the administrator listed with the state is Anqi Zhang.

Licensed centers nearby

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 198020745 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.