Small World of Joy
Small World of Joy is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Common questions
Does Small World of Joy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Small World of Joy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
When was Small World of Joy last inspected?
Mar 11, 2022. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Small World of Joy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Small World of Joy 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 Small World of Joy?
The licensee is Seoung Shin, and the administrator listed with the state is Seoung Shin.
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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 198016911 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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