Moore's Day Care Preparatory School
Moore's Day Care Preparatory School is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 10 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 7 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #459 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by evidence of LPAs observed cleaning detergents in cabinet with a malfunction lock, making toxins accessible to children in care which poses an immediate safety risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Child #1 was observed sleeping on his stomach which poses an immediate health, safety risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff #1 was not associated to the facility which poses an immediate safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above LPAs observed children sleeping on loos bedding and covered in blankets which poses potential health and safety risk to persons in care.
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7 out of 8 staff members did not have immunization records available for review wich poses potential health risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in8 out of 8 persons did not have current Mandated Reporter certification which poses potential safety to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7 out of 7 did not have a needs service plan which poseshealth, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Moore's Day Care Preparatory School take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Moore's Day Care Preparatory School had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 25, 2022, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Moore's Day Care Preparatory School compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #459 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 97% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Moore's Day Care Preparatory School last inspected?
May 6, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Moore's Day Care Preparatory School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Moore's Day Care Preparatory School 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 Moore's Day Care Preparatory School?
The licensee is Moore's Day Care Preparatory School, and the administrator listed with the state is Lakuita Moore.
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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 197414376 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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