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Rising Stars Academy · 1909 W. Imperial Highway, Los Angeles

1909 W. Imperial Highway, Los Angeles, CA 90047 · Los Angeles County
Infant center

Rising Stars Academy is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
1Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 29, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Nov 14, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 29, 2024 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios1
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

Type BNov 14, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Staff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
LPAs Wheatley and Luz observed school aged children inside of the classroom licensed for infant license #197493323. The children are five and six years old. None of the children present are infants. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Deficiency Dismissed
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2025
Type BNov 14, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Other standards
Inspection Authority of the Department §101200(b)(c)
LPAs Wheatley and Luz were not allowed to interview children, staff, nor allowed to review children or staff records.This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity12 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 30, 2018
LicenseeNerrads House INC.
AdministratorSummer Jointer
Phone(310) 324-5800
State facility #197493323

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. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

When was Rising Stars Academy last inspected?

Feb 29, 2024. 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 Los Angeles, 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 Nerrads House INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Summer Jointer.

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 197493323 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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