Tinker Village
Tinker Village is a licensed child care center in Quartz Hills, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1743 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the facility does not let parent sign the LIC Which poses an potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviewre and cord review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During today's visit, LPAs did not observed Staff #1 associated with the center or family child Care home,which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During today's inspection, LPAs observed the outdoor fences need to repair and other materials need to make them inacessible to the children. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observationinterview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During today's visit, the facility does not have the qualify director for the facility. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During today inspection, the facility does not have the qualify director with 16 hours of Health and safety training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Tinker Village take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Tinker Village had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 30, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Tinker Village compare with other daycares in Los Angeles County?
It is tied for #1743 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Tinker Village last inspected?
Apr 30, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Tinker Village cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tinker Village for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Quartz Hills, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Tinker Village?
The licensee is Ericka Diaz, and the administrator listed with the state is Kaitlyn Taylor.
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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 197750082 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.