Little Stars Learn & Play Center · Preschool, Torrance
Little Stars Learn & Play Center is a licensed child care center in Torrance, CA, licensed for up to 37 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 6). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above staff walked away from children to go into a different classroom, out of eyesight of children which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above infant sleep chart not completed for infants 24 months and under in care which poses/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 staff S02 mandated reporter training certificate competed 10/17/23 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
On 3/21/24, at approximately 12:28PM, LPA observed 2 children in the bathroom while staff supervised 10 napping children in the classroom. LPA observed 7 napping children in class room 2, unsupervised, while staff walked over to the ktichen area. This poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Director agrees to review the following video with staff: Supervising Children in Child Care Center https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/supervising-children-in-child-care-centers/
On 3/21/24 while children were napping, LPA observed a 19 month old child napping in the preschool room with 6 preschool children. This poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. 1 Director agrees to remove all screws from back wall of classroom 2 and submit pictures to LPA by 3/29/2024 This requierment was not being met as by: Classroom 2 was observed 4 large screws protruding from the wall near two children’s crib. Cribs are not currently being used by children. LPA observed 7 children napping in cots in the same classroom. 8
Complaint investigations
Neglect/Lack of Supervision: Staff left day care children unattended.
Buildings Grounds: Staff does not ensure shart objects causing a hazard to day care children.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Little Stars Learn & Play Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Little Stars Learn & Play Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 21, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Little Stars Learn & Play Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Little Stars Learn & Play Center last inspected?
Mar 2, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Little Stars Learn & Play Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Stars Learn & Play Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Torrance, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Stars Learn & Play Center?
The licensee is Asma Siddiqui, and the administrator listed with the state is Asma Siddiqui.
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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 197495228 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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