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Martin Luther King Jr Learning Center - Infant

12029 S Wilmington Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaint Infant center

Martin Luther King Jr Learning Center - Infant is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 39 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 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

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
1 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
5 Inspections
1 of 3 Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 12 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 18, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 18, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jun 10, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 30, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 4, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 17, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Aug 28, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 17, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Mar 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 20, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Oct 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 5, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 1
Caregiver conduct 1
Records & paperwork 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Dec 20, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 9 out of 9 staff on present had CPR/1st aid training is not EMSA approved which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 5, 2024
Type A Oct 14, 2022 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Per facility representative, Ana Martinez; the cabinets in all classroom, accessible to children in care are no longer used. The keys have been removed from all of the classroom to avoid unlocking cabinets. Facility representative states a written statement with plan of correction will be sent to the department by
Plan of correction due Oct 17, 2022
Type B Oct 5, 2021 Inspection Records & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(b)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of the 7 infants did not have the LIC 9227 on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 12, 2021

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Mar 8, 2024 Complaint investigation received Dec 15, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Oct 14, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jul 29, 2022
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Oct 14, 2022 Complaint investigation received Aug 24, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 39 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Nov 16, 2018
Licensee Kindercare Education
Administrator Camarena,e & Luna,r
Phone (424) 338-1980
State facility # 197494017
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Common questions

Does Martin Luther King Jr Learning Center - Infant take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Martin Luther King Jr Learning Center - Infant had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 14, 2022, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Martin Luther King Jr Learning Center - Infant?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Martin Luther King Jr Learning Center - Infant 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 Martin Luther King Jr Learning Center - Infant last inspected?

Sep 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Martin Luther King Jr Learning Center - Infant cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Martin Luther King Jr Learning Center - Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Martin Luther King Jr Learning Center - Infant?

The licensee is Kindercare Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Camarena,e & Luna,r.

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 197494017 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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