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Moore's Day Care Prepartory

1700 W. 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90047 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Moore's Day Care Prepartory is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
1Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 14, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Nov 14, 2025 · Inspection · no citationNov 2, 2023 · Inspection · no citationNov 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 3, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 23, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type ASep 9, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)
Staff did not ensure that the children's Personal Rights were secured by refraining from handling child in rough manner which poses an immediate risk to the health & safety of the children in care. 8 Personal Rights. The agenda will include supervision while interacting with children, discipline measures, staff expectations, and how to handle foster/fragile children. Director will provide LPA with agenda prior to meeting. LPA will submit list of staff who attended the in service and the list of videos watched by 09/30/2022
Plan of correction due Sep 30, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedSep 9, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jun 10, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedSep 9, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jun 10, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Personal Rights: Staff handled child in rough manner
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity21 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 27, 2002
LicenseeMoore's Day Care Prepartory
AdministratorLakuita Moore
Phone(323) 242-9500
State facility #197409061

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

Does Moore's Day Care Prepartory take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Moore's Day Care Prepartory had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 9, 2022, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Moore's Day Care Prepartory?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Moore's Day Care Prepartory compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Moore's Day Care Prepartory last inspected?

Nov 14, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Moore's Day Care Prepartory cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Moore's Day Care Prepartory 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 Moore's Day Care Prepartory?

The licensee is Moore's Day Care Prepartory, and the administrator listed with the state is Lakuita Moore.

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 197409061 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.