Motivating Minds University
Motivating Minds University is a licensed child care center in Inglewood, CA, licensed for up to 7 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having 11 infants when capacity total capacity is 7, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not securing a fire clearance for 11 infants, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Motivating Minds University take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Motivating Minds University had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 15, 2025, for capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Motivating Minds University?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Motivating Minds University last inspected?
Apr 15, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Motivating Minds University cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Motivating Minds University for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Inglewood, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Motivating Minds University?
The licensee is Latiesha Austin, and the administrator listed with the state is Latiesha Austin.
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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 197494981 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.