Locke Early Education Ctr Early Headstart
Locke Early Education Ctr Early Headstart is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 10 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 10). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #424 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and interview facility has not had hot water in the facility for 3 years, which poses a possible health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review and principal interview facility did not report Hand Foot Mouth epidemic to Licensing, which poses a possible health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on observation of sink located next to the changing table in the infant room to be inoperable LPA opened the cabinet door beneath the sink and observed two containers. One container is designated for fresh water and the other for wastewater. LPA observed the freshwater container to be at empty at the time of the inspection which poses a potential health and safety risk.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 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 2 of 6 files 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 5 of 6 files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews, the licensee did not contact emergency services for ingestion of foreign substance . Which poses an immediate Health and, Safety and, Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 children's files 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 5 out 5 children's files, 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. C5 had expired medication. C5 was not present at facility during inspection, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Licensee did not ensure facility had hot running water.
Facility did not properly report epidemic to licensing
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About this center
Common questions
Does Locke Early Education Ctr Early Headstart take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Locke Early Education Ctr Early Headstart had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 5, 2024, for health-related services. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Locke Early Education Ctr Early Headstart?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Locke Early Education Ctr Early Headstart compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #424 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Locke Early Education Ctr Early Headstart last inspected?
May 28, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Locke Early Education Ctr Early Headstart cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Locke Early Education Ctr Early Headstart for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Locke Early Education Ctr Early Headstart?
The licensee is LAUSD Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Charletha Robinson.
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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 197417000 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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