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Play Mountain Place

6063 Hargis Street, Los Angeles, CA 90034 · Los Angeles County
1 Type A citation in last 12 monthsChild care center (preschool)

Play Mountain Place is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #389 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 88%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #389 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
1Type A citations
3Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 12, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 22, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 22, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 4, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 4, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 20, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 12, 2025 · Inspection · no citationOct 3, 2022 · Inspection · no citationAug 16, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 1, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Records & paperwork1
Training & qualifications1
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

Type AMar 4, 2026Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
The Director and teaching staff acknowledged that the child was able to climb the fence and leave school property without their knowledge, which posed an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care. 8 declaration of understanding to the department no later than March 16, 2026.
Plan of correction due Mar 16, 2026
Type BMar 4, 2026Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(c)
Director Joseph Ringlehan acknowledged that the unusual incident that occured on January 20, 2026 when a child left the school unsupervised was not reported to the department, which posed an immediate Health and Safety risk to the child in care. 8 declaration of understanding to the department no later than March 16, 2026.
Plan of correction due Mar 4, 2026
Type BJun 1, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Training & qualifications
Director qualifications and duties §101215.1
(1) If the child care center director is absent for more than 30 consecutive calendar days, the substitute director shall meet Facility will submit director's paperwork to LPAs for review for the new director Joseph Ringlehan. Via mail to LPA Miranda . LPA provided a business card to Mr. Ringlehan, with El Segundo Office’s address. The documents shall submit no later than 06/8/2022. the qualifications of a director. Base on interview, Mr.Ringlehan, informed LPA, that Director Ms. Accardi is no longer employee since September/2021. The Department has not received formal notification and required documentation with the new director's qualifications. This is a potential risk the health and safety to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 8, 2022
Type BJun 1, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Other standards
Current roster of children provided care in facility required §1596.841
1596.841 Current roster of children provided care in facility required: Each child day care facility shall maintain a current roster of children who are provided care in the facility. 1 Director assistant agreed to submit no later than today copy of lic9040 Children’s Roster to LPA Miranda via email, no later than today (business hours). The roster shall include the name, address, and daytime telephone number of the child's parent or guardian, and the name and telephone number of the child's physician. This is not met by evidence: 06/1/2022 Director Assistant was unable to provide a copy of roster. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 1, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 16, 2022Complaint investigationreceived May 27, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity44 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 27, 1993
LicenseePlay Mountain Place, INC.
AdministratorJoseph Ringlehan
Phone(323) 870-4381
State facility #191600479

Common questions

Does Play Mountain Place take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Play Mountain Place had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 4, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Play Mountain Place?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Play Mountain Place compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #389 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Play Mountain Place last inspected?

Feb 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Play Mountain Place cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Play Mountain Place 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 Play Mountain Place?

The licensee is Play Mountain Place, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Joseph Ringlehan.

Licensed centers nearby

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 191600479 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.