Play Factory
Play Factory was a licensed child care center in Temple City, CA, licensed for up to 74 children. Its license closed around August 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 substantiated, and issued 7 citations, 4 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews, S11 has been observed by staff to violate personal rights of children in care in three different occassions.This is an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 3 of 5 stored medications had expiration dates that had passed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Per Director, a exemption request packet was mailed on March 25, 2020 however, will follow up on 05/16/2023 with the DPSS-Caregiver Background check Bureau to obtain an update regarding exemption approval or denial to ensure Staff #1 is cleared to be at the facility. During LPA's visit at 2:45 pm, staff #1 left the facility. LPA's record review and Director interview disclosure that Staff #1- Alexandra Ragos has criminal record exemption needed since February 21, 2020. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
During LPAs inspection, during records review LPA observed the LIC 9182 & LIC 508 forms complete for Staff #2 & Staff #3, however no proof was provided that documents were submitted to the department for processing. During LPA's inspection LPA called the Regional Office and determined through DSS Guardian Background Check System and Licensing Information System (LIS) that Staff #2 & Staff #3 are both fingerprint cleared; however, they are not associated to the facility. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 LPA was provided assistance via telephone from regional office to associate Staff #2 and #3 during this inspection. Per Director moving forward she will ensure staff are associated to the facility prior to employment.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of nine staff file review 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 one out of nine staff file review 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 two out of nine staff file review which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff mishandled the daycare children while in care
Staff behavior poses as a risk to the daycare children
About this center
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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 191502175 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.