South Hills Academy · Preschool, West Covina
South Hills Academy was a licensed child care center in West Covina, CA, licensed for up to 120 children. Its license closed around August 2024. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 1 time and investigated 2 complaints, 1 substantiated, and issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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the fact that the facility had a toilet that was not working and a leak on the roof in 1 classroom (#130). 1 The facility has already fixed the toilet and the roof and provided proof during the inspection This is a potential risk to children in care.
Based on information obtained during this investigation, the facility failed to implement the written directives provided by the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health to decrease the spread of gastrointestinal illnesses. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 products in quantities to meet the increase frequency of environmental cleaning in areas including bathrooms, kitchens, faucets, door handles, walls, and outside equipment. Staff will document cleaning/disinfectant times in logs. Facility will also will seek professional deep cleaning services for classrooms and kitchen. Pictures of corrections will be sent to LPA Garcia via email.
Per facility representative, a list of all identified cases will be reported to the department along with written report will be submitted to the Department electronically on or before
Complaint investigations
Facility has a leak in the roof
Facility's toilet does not work
About this center
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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 198018309 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.