Susan Mandel, Phd. Early Head Start
Susan Mandel, Phd. Early Head Start is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 4). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview,record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one staff not having a current training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed the canopy beams cushion was torn and the inside cushion was exposed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed Staff 4 (S4), S5, and S6 did not have a current Mandated Reporter Training AB1207 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed Staff 3 (S3) was not associated to the facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Susan Mandel, Phd. Early Head Start take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Susan Mandel, Phd. Early Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Susan Mandel, Phd. Early Head Start compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Susan Mandel, Phd. Early Head Start last inspected?
Jun 29, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Susan Mandel, Phd. Early Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Susan Mandel, Phd. Early Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Susan Mandel, Phd. Early Head Start?
The licensee is Uplift Family Services DBA Pacific Clinics, and the administrator listed with the state is La Shon Tillie-jones.
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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 198019038 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.