Tlc Learning Center
Tlc Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Norwalk, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #15 of 21 centers in Norwalk and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews, the licensee did not ensure children's personal rights were being upheld in which 4 of 4 students interviewed admitted to feeling sad based on the actions of their teacher which poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews the Licensee did not ensure Child 1 was free from humiliation. Child stated they felt embarrassed when Staff 1 had them pick up trash during an incident. This poses a potential threat to the personal rights of children enrolled.
101223(a)(3)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:To be free from... intimidation... other actions of a punitive nature. This requirement is not met is evidenced by: 1 Per Director, Staff 1 will attend a training on how to communicate with children. Proof of training will be provided by due date. Based on interviews Licensee did not ensure that children in care did not feel scared when being yelled at by Staff 1. This is a potential threat to the personal rights of children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Staff is humiliating child by making them pick up trash
Staff member yells at day care children in care.
Staff member does not adequately supervise day care children in care.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Tlc Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Tlc Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Tlc Learning Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Tlc Learning Center compare with other daycares in Norwalk?
It is tied for #15 of 21 centers in Norwalk by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Tlc Learning Center last inspected?
Jun 13, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Tlc Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tlc Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Norwalk, was $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Tlc Learning Center?
The licensee is The Lord's Children Mission, and the administrator listed with the state is Blanca Aponte.
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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 198019909 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.