Telfair Avenue Early Education Center
Telfair Avenue Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Pacoima, CA, licensed for up to 115 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1987. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 13 centers in Pacoima and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in facility completed sampling but the test results are not yet available which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 of 5 personnel files have the following missing: LIC9108, LIC9052, Qualifications (Teachers) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in medication for child #2: Medication lot number and expiration date does not match Rx label with childs name which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Telfair Avenue Early Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Telfair Avenue Early Education Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Telfair Avenue Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Pacoima?
It is tied for #7 of 13 centers in Pacoima 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 Telfair Avenue Early Education Center last inspected?
Apr 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Telfair Avenue Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Telfair Avenue Early Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Pacoima, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Telfair Avenue Early Education Center?
The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Monica Bin Alvarez.
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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 191890473 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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