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Moore's Daycare Prep. School INC-infant Center

11619 S. Van Ness Avenue, Hawthorne, CA 90250 · Los Angeles County
Infant center

Moore's Daycare Prep. School INC-infant Center is a licensed child care center in Hawthorne, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Hawthorne and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citations since Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 17 centers in Hawthorne
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
No citations in 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Apr 14, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 14, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Mar 15, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity 20 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since May 28, 2015
Licensee Moore's Daycare Preparatory School, INC
Administrator Lakuita Moore
Phone (323) 755-6200
State facility # 197419811
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Common questions

Does Moore's Daycare Prep. School INC-infant Center take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Moore's Daycare Prep. School INC-infant Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Moore's Daycare Prep. School INC-infant Center compare with other daycares in Hawthorne?

It is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Hawthorne by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Moore's Daycare Prep. School INC-infant Center last inspected?

Apr 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Moore's Daycare Prep. School INC-infant Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Moore's Daycare Prep. School INC-infant Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Hawthorne, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Moore's Daycare Prep. School INC-infant Center?

The licensee is Moore's Daycare Preparatory School, INC, 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 197419811 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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