Park Place Early Education Campus/Ca Childrens Ac.
Park Place Early Education Campus/Ca Childrens Ac. is a licensed child care center in Lynwood, CA, licensed for up to 31 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, both of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 8). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #15 of 16 centers in Lynwood and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on interviews S1 &S2 witnessed a sub staff put their leg on a child during nap time while the child stated they couldn't breathe. Sub Staff was immediately told to stop. This poses an potential risk to the safety and personal rights of children in care. 8 Memo will be submitted by 11/7/25.
The facility did not report the two incidents that ocurred on 10/3/25 in which a substitute staff reportedly mishandled children in care during nap time.This poses a potential threat to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 6 staff clearances. Staff 4 has a criminal record clearance but is not associated to the facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The parent of Child 1 was notified immediately when Child 1 sustained a head injury on 2/26/25. Parent was notified approximately 2.5 hours later which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and evidence collected, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above on 02/23/24 the center observed surveillance video which substantiating the incident Staff #1 to Child #1 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to LPA observing that Child #2 was alone with no adult supervision in Room #2. Staff #3 had to inform the Site Supervisor that LPA found Child #2 alone in Room #2 which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to not having proof for Staff #3's AB 1207 Mandated Reported certificate on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to none of the staff having a valid pediatric first aid and CPR card or training during the inspection which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights - Staff restrains child during naptime
Staff Hit Child In Care
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About this center
Common questions
Does Park Place Early Education Campus/Ca Childrens Ac. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Park Place Early Education Campus/Ca Childrens Ac. had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 13, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Park Place Early Education Campus/Ca Childrens Ac.?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Park Place Early Education Campus/Ca Childrens Ac. compare with other daycares in Lynwood?
It is #15 of 16 centers in Lynwood by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Park Place Early Education Campus/Ca Childrens Ac. last inspected?
Mar 13, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Park Place Early Education Campus/Ca Childrens Ac. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Park Place Early Education Campus/Ca Childrens Ac. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lynwood, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Park Place Early Education Campus/Ca Childrens Ac.?
The licensee is California Children's Academy, and the administrator listed with the state is Kathleen Brown.
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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 198017722 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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