Los Angeles First Preschool Education Center
Los Angeles First Preschool Education Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 175 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A, most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 6 of 6 staff files did not have current mandated reporter.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 11 staff 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 8 out of 11 staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Los Angeles First Preschool Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Los Angeles First Preschool Education Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Los Angeles First Preschool Education Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Los Angeles First Preschool Education Center last inspected?
May 6, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Los Angeles First Preschool Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Los Angeles First Preschool Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Los Angeles First Preschool Education Center?
The licensee is Los Angeles First Preschool Education Center INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Su K. Ahn.
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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 197403009 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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