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Meadowlark Community Preschool & Infant Center

1518 Centinela Ave, Inglewood, CA 90302 · Los Angeles County
2 substantiated complaints Child care center (preschool)

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.

Inspection record

More citations than 92% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#21 of 26 centers in Inglewood
1 Type A citations
5 Type B citations
2 Inspections
2 of 6 Complaints substantiated
6 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 30, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 30, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Apr 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 22, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Jan 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 27, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Jun 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 2
Records & paperwork 2
Staff ratios 1
Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jun 30, 2026 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Jul 6, 2026
Type B Jun 30, 2026 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
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.
Plan of correction due Jul 10, 2026
Type B Apr 15, 2025 Complaint investigation Staff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
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
Plan of correction due Apr 29, 2025
Type A Feb 19, 2025 Case management visit (other) Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
(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
Plan of correction due Feb 19, 2025
Type B Mar 22, 2024 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Admission procedures and parents' rights §101218.1(a)(2)(B)
(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.
Plan of correction due Apr 2, 2024
Type B Mar 22, 2024 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Admission procedures and parents' rights §101218.1(B)
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
Plan of correction due May 2, 2024

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Apr 15, 2025 Complaint investigation received Feb 12, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
License- Day care is commingling children
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Apr 15, 2025 Complaint investigation received Feb 21, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Sep 18, 2024 Complaint investigation received Aug 8, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Mar 22, 2024 Complaint investigation received Dec 29, 2023
Substantiated allegations:
Reporting Requirements- Facility did not provide child's records to child's authorized representative
Other- Faciltiy violated authorized representtative's rights
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Jan 18, 2024 Complaint investigation received Oct 27, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Jun 2, 2023 Complaint investigation received Mar 7, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 50 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 17, 2021
Licensee Inglewood Montessori LLC
Administrator Vivian Neino
Phone (310) 677-4406
State facility # 197494820
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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.

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 197494820 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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