Magnolia
Magnolia is a licensed child care center in Whittier, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #13 of 49 centers in Whittier and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a child bit another child without any staff visually supervising which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Lack of Supervision
About this center
Common questions
Does Magnolia take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Magnolia had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Magnolia?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Magnolia compare with other daycares in Whittier?
It is tied for #13 of 49 centers in Whittier by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Magnolia last inspected?
Apr 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Magnolia cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Magnolia for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Whittier, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Magnolia?
The licensee is Plaza De La Raza Child Development Services, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Carmen Santana.
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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 191500168 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.