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Rising Stars Academy · 1851 W Imperial Hwy, Los Angeles

1851 W Imperial Hwy, Los Angeles, CA 90047 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Rising Stars Academy is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 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 495 centers in Los Angeles and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 2Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 30, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 25, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 4, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 30, 2024 · Inspection · no citationDec 22, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJun 25, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Apr 2, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedDec 4, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Sep 15, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity90 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 21, 2019
LicenseeRising Stars Academy La, INC.
AdministratorFelecia Keene
Phone(310) 324-5800
State facility #197494381

Common questions

Does Rising Stars Academy take infants?

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

Has Rising Stars Academy had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Rising Stars Academy?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Rising Stars Academy compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Rising Stars Academy last inspected?

Sep 30, 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 $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Rising Stars Academy?

The licensee is Rising Stars Academy La, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Felecia Keene.

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 197494381 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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