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Stephen S. Wise Temple Pre-school

15500 Stephen S. Wise Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90077 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Stephen S. Wise Temple Pre-school is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 300 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
2Type A citations
0Type B citations
1Inspections
0 of 2Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 26, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 16, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 16, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 19, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 13, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 12, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 26, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 7, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 17, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 7, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 18, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 18, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks2

Citations, newest first

Type AJan 17, 2023Case management visit (other)Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
Based on observations, interviews, and review of Guardian the facility did not ensure background clearance was obtained for 8 adults who were in care and supervison of children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 17, 2023
Type AJan 17, 2023Case management visit (other)Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(2)
Based on observations, interviews, and review of Guardian the facility did not ensure criminal background transfers were obtained for 6 adults who were in care and supervison of children which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 17, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedNov 18, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Sep 3, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedNov 18, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Sep 3, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity300 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceDec 2, 1994
LicenseeStephen S. Wise Temple, INC
AdministratorSarah Kaber
Phone(310) 889-2248
State facility #191600650

Common questions

Does Stephen S. Wise Temple Pre-school take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Stephen S. Wise Temple Pre-school had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 17, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Stephen S. Wise Temple Pre-school?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

When was Stephen S. Wise Temple Pre-school last inspected?

Jul 26, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Stephen S. Wise Temple Pre-school cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Stephen S. Wise Temple Pre-school 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 Stephen S. Wise Temple Pre-school?

The licensee is Stephen S. Wise Temple, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Sarah Kaber.

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 191600650 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.