Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lae
Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lae is a licensed child care center in Los Alamitos, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 11 centers in Los Alamitos and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lae take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lae had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lae compare with other daycares in Los Alamitos?
It is tied for #1 of 11 centers in Los Alamitos by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lae last inspected?
Sep 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lae cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lae for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Los Alamitos, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lae?
The licensee is Los Alamitos USD/Child Development Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Carolyn Wertheim_.
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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 304370860 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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