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The Salvation Army S. La Child Development Center

7651 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90001 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

The Salvation Army S. La Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. 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 citations since 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
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
No citations in 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected May 20, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation May 20, 2026 · Inspection · no citation May 20, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 17, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Apr 29, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity 56 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 10, 2003
Licensee The Salvation Army
Administrator Maxine Higa
Phone (323) 586-0288
State facility # 198009045
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Common questions

Does The Salvation Army S. La Child Development Center take infants?

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

Has The Salvation Army S. La Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does The Salvation Army S. La Child Development Center 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 The Salvation Army S. La Child Development Center last inspected?

May 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does The Salvation Army S. La Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Salvation Army S. La Child Development Center 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 S. La Child Development Center?

The licensee is The Salvation Army, and the administrator listed with the state is Maxine Higa.

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 198009045 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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