Mission Kidz Child Care Center
Mission Kidz Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Carson, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #14 of 18 centers in Carson and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in four out of five staff which poses 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 three out of five staff which poses 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 five out of five statt which poses 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 five staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and record review, S4 stated that there was an incident where she was let go due to an incident, and LPA record review confirms there was a statement written in S4's file about the incident.This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care
Based on observations, interviews, &record review, Director states that S4 does not have fingerprint clearance. LPA confirmed on personnel report that S4 is not listed and has been employed since June. LPA observed S4 providing care for children. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff uses inappropriate discipline towards children in care.
Unqualified staff being left with children.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Mission Kidz Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mission Kidz Child Care Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 14, 2021, for discipline. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Mission Kidz Child Care Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Mission Kidz Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Carson?
It is tied for #14 of 18 centers in Carson by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mission Kidz Child Care Center last inspected?
May 2, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mission Kidz Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mission Kidz Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Carson, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mission Kidz Child Care Center?
The licensee is Mission Kidz Child Care Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Andrea Canales.
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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 198016139 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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