Star - Kentwood
Star - Kentwood is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 150 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #192 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above LPAs observed cleaning solutions in an unlocked cabinet under the sink. Children were not present during the observations in which posed a potential health,and safety risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
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About this center
Common questions
Does Star - Kentwood take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Star - Kentwood had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Star - Kentwood?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Star - Kentwood compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #192 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Star - Kentwood last inspected?
Oct 30, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Star - Kentwood cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Star - Kentwood for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Star - Kentwood?
The licensee is Star-sports, Theater, Arts And Recreation,inc., and the administrator listed with the state is Autumn Barnes.
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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 191609766 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.