Little Sunshine House · Infant Center, Los Alamitos
Little Sunshine House is a licensed child care center in Los Alamitos, CA, licensed for up to 31 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #9 of 11 centers in Los Alamitos and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a)(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time.... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Director provided a written statement regarding that she counseled each staff member regarding supervision and moving forward a permanent staff member will always be present with a substitute teacher from an outside resource during nap time and during the day to ensure supervision at all times Based on LPA’s interviews, 2 out of 2 staff stated the incident regarding S1 walking outside of toddler classroom while toddlers were napping for approximately 1 to 2 minutes. This action poses a risk to the health and safety to children in care. 8
Based on interviews with 5 staff members, it has been determined there was a mouse at the facility. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Baesed on observation on 09/05/2023, a window screen was partially torn open from.. 1 During visit on 10/13/2023, LPA observed window screen in good repair. the bottom right corner. Window is located above foam climbing block equipment that is used by infants. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on interview with staff, S1 slid C1 forward to move child back. S1 admitted to have handled it by getting up instead of pulling C1 towards S1. This poses a potentail health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not keep facility free of mice.
Facility window is in disrepair.
Staff handled day care child in a rough manner.
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Common questions
Does Little Sunshine House take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Little Sunshine House had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Little Sunshine House?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Little Sunshine House compare with other daycares in Los Alamitos?
It is #9 of 11 centers in Los Alamitos by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Sunshine House last inspected?
Sep 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Little Sunshine House cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Sunshine House for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Los Alamitos, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Sunshine House?
The licensee is Little Sunshine House, and the administrator listed with the state is Nina Betonte.
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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 304371515 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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