Pio Pico Center
Pio Pico Center is a licensed child care center in Pico Rivera, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #5 of 17 centers in Pico Rivera and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
101700.3(b)(1)California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers. (b) Testing results with...readings of 0.5 ppb or greater.., before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not me at evidenced by 1 Per Lead Teacher faucet have been replaced and retested but has still had lead exceedance and facilities is trying to see what can be done to make it in compliance. SInk faucest were observed to be covered and not used. Based on ispection, the licensee did not comply with the directive above, as that 2 sink faucets (L, C) tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of 8.2 and 11.6 ppb. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care 8
About this center
Common questions
Does Pio Pico Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Pio Pico Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Pio Pico Center compare with other daycares in Pico Rivera?
It is tied for #5 of 17 centers in Pico Rivera by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Pio Pico Center last inspected?
Sep 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Pio Pico Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pio Pico Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Pico Rivera, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Pio Pico Center?
The licensee is Plaza De La Raza Child Development Services, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Christina V. Contreras.
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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 198014619 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.