Puente Learning Center-preschool Program
Puente Learning Center-preschool Program is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 records & paperwork (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #321 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and better than 24% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of 4 child files, Child #1 and 3, did not have a completed Physician's Report, which poses a potential 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 as Child #1's file did not have all forms completed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above S#1 did not have criminal record clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA's observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility did not report the Unusual incident to the depratment within the required 24 hours of occurence or of becoming aware of the incident. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Puente Learning Center-preschool Program take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Puente Learning Center-preschool Program had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 7, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Puente Learning Center-preschool Program?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Puente Learning Center-preschool Program compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #321 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 24% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Puente Learning Center-preschool Program last inspected?
Sep 22, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Puente Learning Center-preschool Program cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Puente Learning Center-preschool Program 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 Puente Learning Center-preschool Program?
The licensee is Puente Learning Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Dominic Armendariz.
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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 198020437 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.