Morning Star Preschool & Afterschool
Morning Star Preschool & Afterschool is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #344 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 78% 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 that LPAs observed a Pledge spray and Indoor Pest Spray accessible to children in the Library next to the camera monitor, Isopropyl Alcohol and Cleaning sprays accessible to children in Bathroom #3, and pest and lawn spray bottles accessible to children on the sink outside on the playground which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPAs observed throughout the inspection that Staff #2 was leaving the children without supervision which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there was no carbon monoxide detector in the facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Morning Star Preschool & Afterschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Morning Star Preschool & Afterschool had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 19, 2022, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Morning Star Preschool & Afterschool compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #344 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Morning Star Preschool & Afterschool last inspected?
May 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Morning Star Preschool & Afterschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Morning Star Preschool & Afterschool 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 Morning Star Preschool & Afterschool?
The licensee is Morning Star Education Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Yong Cha Ra.
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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 198005798 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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