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Sony Pictures Entertainment Child Dev. Center

3845 Clarington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036 · Los Angeles County
Infant center

Sony Pictures Entertainment Child Dev. Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
1 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 18, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Mar 18, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Nov 21, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Feb 2, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 9, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Nov 21, 2024 Inspection Background checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a staff member present during the inspection did not have criminal record clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity 32 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Mar 1, 1995
Licensee Bright Horizons Children's Centers, LLC.
Administrator Butterworth. Jenny
Phone (310) 244-8400
State facility # 197401090
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Common questions

Does Sony Pictures Entertainment Child Dev. Center take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Sony Pictures Entertainment Child Dev. Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 21, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Sony Pictures Entertainment Child Dev. Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Sony Pictures Entertainment Child Dev. Center last inspected?

Mar 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Sony Pictures Entertainment Child Dev. Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sony Pictures Entertainment Child Dev. Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Sony Pictures Entertainment Child Dev. Center?

The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Centers, LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Butterworth. Jenny.

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 197401090 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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