Ninety Seventh Street Early Education Center
Ninety Seventh Street Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 114 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #321 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on LPA interviews, it was confirmed that a child's personal rights were violated. Interviews confirmed that staff grabbed a child by their clothing and yelled at the child causing the child to cry and scream. In addition other children were present and affected by the interaction. This poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Ninety Seventh Street Early Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Ninety Seventh Street Early Education Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 28, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Ninety Seventh Street Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #321 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ninety Seventh Street Early Education Center last inspected?
Aug 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ninety Seventh Street Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ninety Seventh Street Early Education Center 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 Ninety Seventh Street Early Education Center?
The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Althea Smith-sidney.
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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 191870890 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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