Small Wonders Preschool & Learning Center
Small Wonders Preschool & Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Lancaster, CA, licensed for up to 144 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 7 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #42 of 68 centers in Lancaster and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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Based on the interview and the information obtained, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The facility did not help the child with bathroom needs, which potential health health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and photographic evidence, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The child was observed sleeping in the library area of the Rockets classroom, surrounded by pillows, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and photographic evidence, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The child was observed sleeping in the library area of the Rockets classroom, surrounded by pillows, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on confidential interviews and record review, S1 provided unusual punishment when S1 grabbed C1 by the hand 1 Per Assistant Director, S1 was terminated on the same day of the incident. On 9/13/2021, the Administrator conducted a meeting regarding children's behaviors, issues in classroom, and to always treat children with respect. Administrator will provide documentation to CCL by 9/30/2021 regarding the 9/13/2021 meeting. and pulled C1 around a table of C1 peers. S1 responded in this manner due to C1 hitting another child with a toy. This posses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
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Common questions
Does Small Wonders Preschool & Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Small Wonders Preschool & Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 29, 2021, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Small Wonders Preschool & Learning Center?
California investigated 7 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Small Wonders Preschool & Learning Center compare with other daycares in Lancaster?
It is tied for #42 of 68 centers in Lancaster by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Small Wonders Preschool & Learning Center last inspected?
Mar 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Small Wonders Preschool & Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Small Wonders Preschool & Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lancaster, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Small Wonders Preschool & Learning Center?
The licensee is Small Wonders Preschool & Learning Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Veronica Rose.
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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 197750104 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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