Nishi Hongwanji Child Development Center
Nishi Hongwanji Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 6). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #459 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where a child was observed to be entering a classroom alone without any supervision which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in director nor staff were available to assist LPAs for inspection as director was not present and lead teacher needed to be in ratio which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above there were multiple occassions where Staff #1 was left out of ratio when Staff #2 exited the classroom which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 5 teachers do not have the required mandated reporter training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of the 5 staff files that were reviewed did not have current immunizations which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the directive above, as three outlet (outlet used for food preparation and drinking) out of five outlets tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE). This poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Nishi Hongwanji Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Nishi Hongwanji Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 21, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Nishi Hongwanji Child Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Nishi Hongwanji Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #459 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Nishi Hongwanji Child Development Center last inspected?
Feb 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Nishi Hongwanji Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Nishi Hongwanji Child Development 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 Nishi Hongwanji Child Development Center?
The licensee is Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, and the administrator listed with the state is Susan Mukai.
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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 191890253 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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