The Modern Schoolhouse · Los Angeles
The Modern Schoolhouse is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #408 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed staff #1 (S1), S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8 need to complete the mandated reporter training AB 1207 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision : (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. Per Lead Teacher, Owner/Director placed wood panels where children are allowed to step on it and play, however, children are not able to access the sand. Staff suggested to plant a flower garden on the exposed gaps. LPA observe that though the panels make the sand inacessible there are some gaps that make the sand accessible. Licensee and staff were aware that C1 had a propensity to go to the sand box area and put sand in their mouth. Staff would remove C1 after consuming sand. Sand box area was not made inacessible and staff did not supervise C1 to prevent any further incidents. 8 LPA also observed that the gate dividing the next door neighbors yard, exposes sand available to children in care. LPA will receive proof of correction by
Per Director, a letter will be provided to all parents notiifying them that services will not be provided until children have turned 18 months. Director stated that children were not disenrolled and continued to provide services to children under 18 months.
Based on staff interviews, children's records review, and LPAs personal observation, it has been determined that there are 4 children under 18 months attending the toddler program. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility is operating beyond the terms of the license
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About this center
Common questions
Does The Modern Schoolhouse take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Modern Schoolhouse had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 5, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about The Modern Schoolhouse?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Modern Schoolhouse compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #408 of 495 centers in Los Angeles 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 The Modern Schoolhouse last inspected?
Apr 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Modern Schoolhouse cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Modern Schoolhouse 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 The Modern Schoolhouse?
The licensee is The Modern Schoolhouse, and the administrator listed with the state is Sukhjit Athwal.
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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 198021117 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.