Meadowlark Community Preschool & Infant Center
Meadowlark Community Preschool & Infant Center is a licensed child care center in Inglewood, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 6 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #21 of 26 centers in Inglewood and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 9 (persons) miising the mandated reporter certificate which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one] out of 9(persons)] were missing their Health Screening Report which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
based on interviews and documentation licensee did not comply with the section above one year old child was transferred to the two and three year old class. 8 Documentation will be emailed to LPA Whitmore
(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by Teacher will need to complete live scan and individual is no to be back on the premises until clearances is granted and cleared. the department... This requirement is not met as made evident by: The teacher is working and has not been cleared or associated to the facility 8
(a)In accordance with the child care center's individual program, policies and needs, the licensee shall develop, implement and maintain an admission procedure... (2)Conduct one or more personal interviews with the child's parent or authorized representative that meets the following requirements: 1 We will include in the handbook if parents request copies of the child;s file. If the parents are present in the office we will hand them a copy and sign that they have received a copy of the child's file. (B)Provides the child's parent or authorized representative with information about the childcare center that shall at least include the child care center's admission policies... This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on information, the faciltiy faoled toprovide documentation as requested. 8 We will include in the handbook if parents request copies of the child;s file. If the parents are present in the office we will hand them a copy and sign that they have received a copy of the child's file.
Provides the child's parent or authorized representative with information about the child care center that shall at least include the child care center's admission policies and procedures,activities, services,regulations, hours and days of operationfees, procedures to be followed should the child become ill 1 or injured while at the child care center, and procedures for conducting inspections for illness. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on information obtained the did not provide documentation to the child's authorized representative. 8
Complaint investigations
License- Day care is commingling children
Reporting Requirements- Facility did not provide child's records to child's authorized representative
Other- Faciltiy violated authorized representtative's rights
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About this center
Common questions
Does Meadowlark Community Preschool & Infant Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Meadowlark Community Preschool & Infant Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 19, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Meadowlark Community Preschool & Infant Center?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Meadowlark Community Preschool & Infant Center compare with other daycares in Inglewood?
It is #21 of 26 centers in Inglewood by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Meadowlark Community Preschool & Infant Center last inspected?
Jun 30, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Meadowlark Community Preschool & Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Meadowlark Community Preschool & Infant Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Inglewood, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Meadowlark Community Preschool & Infant Center?
The licensee is Inglewood Montessori LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Vivian Neino.
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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 197494820 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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