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School of Little Scholars

932 Buena Vista Street, Duarte, CA 91010 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

School of Little Scholars is a licensed child care center in Duarte, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (3 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #10 of 10 centers in Duarte and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 92% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#10 of 10 centers in Duarte
2 Type A citations
5 Type B citations
3 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 21, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Mar 13, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 21, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Oct 11, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Oct 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 6, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found May 21, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation May 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 27, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 28, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 3
Building & playground safety 2
Records & paperwork 1
Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Oct 11, 2024 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview and observation, Staff #2 did not ensure that supervision of Child #1 and Child #2, resulting in Child #2 hitting Child #1. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 by
Plan of correction due Oct 25, 2024
Type B Oct 11, 2024 Case management visit (incident) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)
Director will review Title 22 Reporting Requirements and send LPA a summary of the importance of reporting requirements by
Plan of correction due Oct 25, 2024
Type A Sep 6, 2024 Complaint investigation Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review, Licensee did not ensure that supervision of Child #5 was maintained given their history, resulting in Child #5 biting Child #1. This posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 www.ccld.childcarevideos.org. They will write summaries regarding the video. Staff agenda, signed attendance sheet of staff, and summaries, will be submitted to LPA by POC date.
Plan of correction due Sep 9, 2024
Type A Sep 6, 2024 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(1)(a)
Based on interview and record review, Licensee allowed a child with repeated instances of biting and misbehavior to stay enrolled in the facility without proper plan in place, resulting in incident report. This posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care 8 www.ccld.childcarevideos.org. They will write summaries regarding the video. Staff agenda, signed attendance sheet of staff, updated parent handbook, and summaries, will be submitted to LPA by POC date.
Plan of correction due Sep 9, 2024
Type B Oct 27, 2022 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(1)
Per Director, a document will be provided for each teacher to keep track of the number of students going in and out of the classroom. Director will have teachers fill this document out for a week and submit to LPA by
Plan of correction due Nov 11, 2022
Type B Jun 28, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there were tubes of ointment and creams accessible to children in the diaper changing cabinet in the Older Two's class and a carpet spot remover spray accessible to children in the sink cabinets in the TK class which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 29, 2022
Type B Jun 28, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(f)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there was a trashcan without a lid that contained a used diaper in the Older Two's bathroom and 2 trashcans without lids in the TK Class's bathroom which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 1, 2022

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Sep 6, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jul 11, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Child was bit twice by another child due to lack of supervision
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 80 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Oct 22, 2014
Licensee School Of Little Scholars
Administrator Betty Castillo
Phone (626) 357-9660
State facility # 198018027
Parent reviews Google Maps reviews
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Common questions

Does School of Little Scholars take infants?

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

Has School of Little Scholars had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 6, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about School of Little Scholars?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does School of Little Scholars compare with other daycares in Duarte?

It is #10 of 10 centers in Duarte by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was School of Little Scholars last inspected?

Oct 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does School of Little Scholars cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask School of Little Scholars for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Duarte, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs School of Little Scholars?

The licensee is School Of Little Scholars, and the administrator listed with the state is Betty Castillo.

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 198018027 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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