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Marina Early Education Center

4908 Westlawn Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90066 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Marina Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 101 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
1Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 12 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 13, 2023

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 22, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 8, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 11, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 13, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 23, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 5, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 7, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 13, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJul 13, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 4, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 17, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 13, 2026Case management visit (incident)Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement is not me as evidence by: The Principal agrees to implement a plan to ensure that the portable toilets and all cleaning solutions remain inaccessible to children when not in use. The facility made the portable toilets inaccessible during today’s visit. The Principal will submit a written plan outlining the procedures for children’s use of the portable toilets to the LPA via email by the
Plan of correction due Apr 27, 2026

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJan 4, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Oct 10, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity101 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 8, 1999
LicenseeLAUSD/Early Childhood Education
AdministratorLiza Scruggs
Phone(310) 822-8436
State facility #191870820

Common questions

Does Marina Early Education Center take infants?

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

Has Marina Early Education Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Marina Early Education Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

When was Marina Early Education Center last inspected?

Jul 13, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Marina Early Education Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Marina Early 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 Marina Early Education Center?

The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Liza Scruggs.

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 191870820 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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