Mulberry Tree Preschool · Preschool, Whittier
Mulberry Tree Preschool is a licensed child care center in Whittier, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #31 of 49 centers in Whittier and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as children from the School-Age Classroom are being combined with the Preschool and Private School Classrooms for care, which poses/posed an potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA observations and interviews conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 1 of 3 children's toilets in the Twigs and Branches Classroom had a broken porcelain toilet tank cover, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA observed expired and unlabeled food in the facility freezer, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 meeting with staff to go over the procedure and staff will sign that they have attended the training and understand the procedure.
Complaint investigations
Staff does not ensure facility is free of hazards.
Staff does not ensure food is properly labeled.
Staff does not ensure food is handled in a sanitary way.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Mulberry Tree Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Mulberry Tree Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Mulberry Tree Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Mulberry Tree Preschool compare with other daycares in Whittier?
It is #31 of 49 centers in Whittier by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Mulberry Tree Preschool last inspected?
Mar 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Mulberry Tree Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mulberry Tree Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Whittier, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Mulberry Tree Preschool?
The licensee is Clover Educational Services, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Benitez.
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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 198020451 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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