Shirayuri Youchien · Infant Center, Torrance
Shirayuri Youchien is a licensed child care center in Torrance, CA, licensed for up to 10 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (2 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #36 of 41 centers in Torrance and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers.
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(b) Outdoor activity space shall be physically separate from space used by children in the child care center and school-age child care center components. 1 Licensee agrees to retrain all staff on what a pre-school license and infant license is. Agrees to submit a set schedule for outdoor play time for infants in their designated area. Additionally will have each staff member signed the set schedule and submit it to LPA via email.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 infants not having a sleeping log, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101439.1(e) Each infant's bedding shall be used for him/her only. Such bedding shall be replaced when wet or soiled, or when the crib, mat or cot is to be occupied by another infant. (1) Bedding shall be changed daily, or more often if required by Subsection (e) above. 1 Licensee / director will ensure that children are not using the same cribs for napping/sleeping. A plan of correction will be send to the Department by 10/16/2023 stating how they will make sure that the same children are not using the cribs. Either more cribs will be used or cots for older infants. This is evidenced by: LPA observed 4 infants napping in 4 individual cribs. LPA observed younger infants awake in the classroom. LPA asked where do the younger infants sleep and was informed by Tomi A and Staff #1 they use the same cribs. This is potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8
LPA observed 11 children/infants were supervised by two staff members. Licensee failed to operate within the reqiuired ratio is 1:4. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
LPA observed 11 children/infants on the premises. The licensee failed to operate within the maximum capacity of 10 children. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
LPA observed a child sitting in a stroller inside of the infant classroom. The licensee failed to use the stroller for its intended use. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children of care.
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Common questions
Does Shirayuri Youchien take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Shirayuri Youchien had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 7, 2022, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Shirayuri Youchien?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Shirayuri Youchien compare with other daycares in Torrance?
It is tied for #36 of 41 centers in Torrance by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Shirayuri Youchien last inspected?
Jul 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Shirayuri Youchien cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shirayuri Youchien for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Torrance, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Shirayuri Youchien?
The licensee is Shirayuri, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Aoyama,yoshio.
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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 197494026 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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