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Sunshine Day Care Center · School-Age Program, Lynwood

12070 Santa Fe Ave., Lynwood, CA 90262 · Los Angeles County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months School-age child care center

Sunshine Day Care Center is a licensed child care center in Lynwood, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 3). All 3 came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #10 of 16 centers in Lynwood and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 76% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#10 of 16 centers in Lynwood
1 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
3 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 22, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 12, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 22, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Aug 30, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Aug 30, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 22, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 2
Transportation 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Aug 12, 2026 Case management visit (other) Transportation
Transportation §101225(e)
Based on record review and interview on 6/6/24 Child 1 was left alone for approximately 10-30 minutes in the facility transportation van when they arrived at the facility. 1 Facility has since updated the transportation policy and all staff assigned to drive children have been trained. Facility has provided the updated policy and proof that staff is trained in the policy. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 13, 2026
Type B Aug 12, 2026 Case management visit (other) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
Based on record review and interview the facility did not report to the Department an incident in which a child was left alone in a facility vehicle for 10-30 minutes. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 13, 2026
Type B Jun 22, 2026 Inspection Records & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of two staff files which did not contain reduired documents which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 7, 2026

About this center

Licensed capacity 20 children
License type School-age child care center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jul 17, 2002
Licensee Lopez,yolanda
Administrator Valerie C Lopez
Phone (310) 762-2558
State facility # 198007364
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Common questions

Does Sunshine Day Care Center take infants?

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

Has Sunshine Day Care Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 12, 2026, for transportation. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Sunshine Day Care Center compare with other daycares in Lynwood?

It is #10 of 16 centers in Lynwood by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Sunshine Day Care Center last inspected?

Jun 22, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Sunshine Day Care Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sunshine Day Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Lynwood, was $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Sunshine Day Care Center?

The licensee is Lopez,yolanda, and the administrator listed with the state is Valerie C Lopez.

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 198007364 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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