South Bay Universal Child Development Center
South Bay Universal Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Hawthorne, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #10 of 17 centers in Hawthorne and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on [ (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 persons, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101700.3(b)(1) California Lead Action at Child Care Centers (b)Testing results with fractional ppb readings....(1) A result of 5.5ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidence by the Action Level Exceedance results revealed 1 Director has covered the water outlets identified with an Action Lead Exceedance of 5.5 ppb or over. Director will send LPA a Plan of Correction regarding remediation of outlets on or before 2/10/2023. that levels of lead were beyond allowable amount deemed by the State of California and if not corrected this poses a potential Health and Safety or Personal Rights risk to children in care. 8
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About this center
Common questions
Does South Bay Universal Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has South Bay Universal Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does South Bay Universal Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Hawthorne?
It is #10 of 17 centers in Hawthorne by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was South Bay Universal Child Development Center last inspected?
Oct 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does South Bay Universal Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask South Bay Universal Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Hawthorne, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs South Bay Universal Child Development Center?
The licensee is South Bay Universal Child Development Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Susan Talebian.
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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 197415364 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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