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The New School-west, INC.

12731 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

The New School-west, INC. 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 1988. 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 495 centers in Los Angeles 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 495 centers in Los Angeles
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
0 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 3, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 7, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 24, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 18, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 3, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Aug 10, 2022 · 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 60 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Nov 30, 1988
Licensee New School-west, INC., The
Administrator Kristin Hansen Sherman
Phone (310) 313-4444
State facility # 191602960
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Common questions

Does The New School-west, INC. take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has The New School-west, INC. had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does The New School-west, INC. compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was The New School-west, INC. last inspected?

Sep 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does The New School-west, INC. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The New School-west, INC. 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 The New School-west, INC.?

The licensee is New School-west, INC., The, and the administrator listed with the state is Kristin Hansen Sherman.

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 191602960 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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