Rising Stars Academy · Infant Center, Hawthorne
Rising Stars Academy is a licensed child care center in Hawthorne, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 4 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Hawthorne and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Rising Stars Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Rising Stars Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Rising Stars Academy?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Rising Stars Academy compare with other daycares in Hawthorne?
It is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Hawthorne by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Rising Stars Academy last inspected?
Jul 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Rising Stars Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rising Stars Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Hawthorne, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Rising Stars Academy?
The licensee is Rising Stars Academy Flagship, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Glenisha Gibson.
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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 197493267 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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