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Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lee Site

11481 Foster Road, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 · Orange County
Child care center (preschool)

Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lee Site is a licensed child care center in Los Alamitos, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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).

Inspection record

No citations since Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 11 centers in Los Alamitos
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
No citations in 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Aug 14, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 14, 2025 · Inspection · no citation May 16, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity 48 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 20, 2002
Licensee Los Alamitos Unified School District
Administrator Carolyn Wertheim
Phone (562) 799-4540
State facility # 304270910
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Common questions

Does Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lee Site take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lee Site had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lee Site 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-lee Site last inspected?

Aug 14, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lee Site cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Los Alamitos Child Development Center-lee Site 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-lee Site?

The licensee is Los Alamitos Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Carolyn Wertheim.

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 304270910 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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