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Loma Linda Academy Children's Center · Infant Center, Loma Linda

25228 Shepardson Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354 · San Bernardino County
2 Type A citations in last 12 months 1 substantiated complaint Infant center

Loma Linda Academy Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Loma Linda, CA, licensed for up to 41 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, both of them Type A (the most serious). All 2 came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #419 of 508 centers in San Bernardino County 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 #419 of 508 centers in San Bernardino County
2 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
2 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 12, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Nov 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 16, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Mar 12, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jun 29, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Jun 29, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 1
Supervision 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Oct 16, 2025 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Based on review of video footage and interviews, a staff member handled an infant in a rough and aggressive manner by aggressively rubbing the child's back and forcibly pressing the infant’s head down. 8 Director agrees to submit documentation of the training, including the agenda and staff sign-in sheets once completed. Plan of correction is due no later than 10/17/2025.
Plan of correction due Oct 17, 2025
Type A Oct 16, 2025 Complaint investigation Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on review of video footage, a supervising staff member was observed with their back turned to several infants in care, leaving the children without appropriate supervision for a brief period of time. This lack of supervision posed risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 Director agrees to submit documentation of the trainings, including the agenda and staff sign-in sheets once completed. Plan of correction is due no later than 10/17/2025.
Plan of correction due Oct 17, 2025

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Oct 16, 2025 Complaint investigation received Jul 14, 2025
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 41 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 23, 1993
Licensee Secc Seventh-day Adventist
Administrator Mariana Mitroi
Phone (909) 796-0161
State facility # 360908231
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Common questions

Does Loma Linda Academy Children's Center take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Loma Linda Academy Children's Center had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 16, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Loma Linda Academy Children's Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Loma Linda Academy Children's Center compare with other daycares in San Bernardino County?

It is tied for #419 of 508 centers in San Bernardino County 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 Loma Linda Academy Children's Center last inspected?

Mar 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Loma Linda Academy Children's Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Loma Linda Academy Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Bernardino County, which includes Loma Linda, was $1,250 a month for infants (about $1,580 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Loma Linda Academy Children's Center?

The licensee is Secc Seventh-day Adventist, and the administrator listed with the state is Mariana Mitroi.

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 360908231 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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