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Los Angeles Southwest College CDC · Preschool, Los Angeles

1600 West Imperial Highway, Los Angeles, CA 90047 · Los Angeles County
2 Type A citations in last 12 months Child care center (preschool)

Los Angeles Southwest College CDC is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 135 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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 #389 of 495 centers in Los Angeles 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 #389 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
2 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 14 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 6, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 13, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 13, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation May 13, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 22, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 4, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 13, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 9, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 6, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Feb 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 22, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 6, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Food & feeding 2

Citations, newest first

Type A Feb 11, 2026 Case management visit (incident) Food & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(7)(B)
Director will complete re-training on food prep and dietary restrictions. Director will submit a sign in sheet of training including title of training, date, printed staff names, staff signatures, and a brief summary of training to LPA via email at: ranita.richmond@dss.ca.gov. On 01/30/26, a UIR was called in to the El Segundo Childcare Regional Office by the director of the above named facility stating that a child was served a meal that contained foods that the child was allergic to. The child's allergies are documented in child's files and inside the class room. 8 Director will create a daily food allergy list to include the following: Name of child with food allergy, picture of child with food allergies, food served, food ate, teacher child ate with signature, date, meal type (breakfast, lunch, staff). Director will submit copy of food allergy check list to LPA via email.
Plan of correction due Feb 11, 2026
Type A Nov 4, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Food & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(7)(B)
Director will complete training on food prep and dietary restrictions. Director will submit a sign in sheet of training including title of training, date, printed staff names, staff signatures, and a brief summary of training to LPA via email at: ranita.richmond@dss.ca.gov. On 10/15/25, a UIR was called in to the El Segundo Childcare Regional Office by the director of the above named facility stating that a child was served a meal that contained foods that the child was allergic to. The child's allergies are documented in child's files and inside the class room.
Plan of correction due Nov 4, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity 135 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jan 4, 1995
Licensee L.a. Community College Dist.
Administrator Marcella D McKnight
Phone (323) 241-5000
State facility # 191870900
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Common questions

Does Los Angeles Southwest College CDC take infants?

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

Has Los Angeles Southwest College CDC had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 11, 2026, for food service. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Los Angeles Southwest College CDC compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #389 of 495 centers in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles Southwest College CDC last inspected?

Feb 6, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Los Angeles Southwest College CDC cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Los Angeles Southwest College CDC 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 Southwest College CDC?

The licensee is L.a. Community College Dist., and the administrator listed with the state is Marcella D McKnight.

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 191870900 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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