Motivating Minds University
Motivating Minds University is a licensed child care center in Inglewood, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 children in care were younger than 2 years old and the required age limit specificed on license is 2 years old to entry into the first grade, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance.... Facility agrees to develop and implement a plan to make sure that they have enough staff to meet the minimum ratio requirements, specifically during the napping hours of 12:30-2:30 p.m. Plan will be sent to LPA via email. This requirement was not met evidence by: At approximately 12:55 p.m. LPA observed in two classrooms where one staff member was left supervising more than 12 children in care which poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care. 8 Director agrees to submit a statement of understanding of the regulation to LPA via email by due date.
(d) All vehicle occupants shall be secured in an appropriate restraint system 1 This requirement was not met evidence by: Based on LPA Laureano's interview and document review, facility transported children in a vehicle without seatbelts on 5/21/2025, which poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2out of 10 files did not have proof of immunization: MMR, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Ratio: Day care center is operating out of ratio
Other: Day care children are transported in a vehicle without seatbelts
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Common questions
Does Motivating Minds University take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Motivating Minds University had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 17, 2025, for capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Motivating Minds University?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. 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 $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 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 197494982 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.