The Salvation Army Bessie Pregerson Childcare
The Salvation Army Bessie Pregerson Childcare is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #192 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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101700.3(b)(1), A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an ActionLevel Exceedance 1 Facility has made faucets/ outlets, identified with an Action Lead Exceedance of 5.5 ppb or over inaccessible for use until a retest has occurred. Director will email LPA a copy of parent notification letter via email by 11/21/2022. Director will send LPA a copy of schedule repairs and re-test summary by 12/30/2022. Based on observation,interviews, and review of lead water testing samples taken on 09/28/2022 revealed that levels of lead were beyond allowable amount deemed by the State of California- 5 water outlets (E, F,G,K and M).This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
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About this center
Common questions
Does The Salvation Army Bessie Pregerson Childcare take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Salvation Army Bessie Pregerson Childcare had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about The Salvation Army Bessie Pregerson Childcare?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Salvation Army Bessie Pregerson Childcare compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #192 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Salvation Army Bessie Pregerson Childcare last inspected?
Jul 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Salvation Army Bessie Pregerson Childcare cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Salvation Army Bessie Pregerson Childcare 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 The Salvation Army Bessie Pregerson Childcare?
The licensee is The Salvation Army, and the administrator listed with the state is Maxine Higa.
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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 197407687 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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