Love And Unity Kids Academy
Love And Unity Kids Academy is a licensed child care center in Compton, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #42 of 59 centers in Compton and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on interview, the facility did not comply with completing required lead testing, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews, Licensee did not meet above requirement due to multiple interviews providing disclosures in regards to children's personal rights being violated. This pose an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in director and one staff missing updated CPR/1st aid certificate which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Complaint investigations
Personal Rights - Staff does not accord children dignity in their relationship with staff or other persons
Personal Rights - Staff yelled at children in care
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About this center
Common questions
Does Love And Unity Kids Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Love And Unity Kids Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 27, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Love And Unity Kids Academy?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Love And Unity Kids Academy compare with other daycares in Compton?
It is #42 of 59 centers in Compton by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Love And Unity Kids Academy last inspected?
Apr 30, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Love And Unity Kids Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Love And Unity Kids Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Compton, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Love And Unity Kids Academy?
The licensee is Love And Unity Christian Fellowship Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Deborah Mendez.
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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 198400513 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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