Turningpoint School
Turningpoint School is a licensed child care center in Culver City, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 7 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (5 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #21 of 23 centers in Culver City and better than 8% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on [(observation) and (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. There were several files without the staff immunizations.
Based on [(observation) and (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above that there were at least two staff without mandated reporter training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which several staff did not have the required health screen report in the file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above that several staff did not have the required LIC 9052 form in the files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review) several files did not have the required transcripts showing the staff is qualified to be a teacher or teacher assistant which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review) several files did not have the required transcripts showing the staff is qualified to be a teacher which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Turningpoint School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Turningpoint School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 7 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Turningpoint School compare with other daycares in Culver City?
It is #21 of 23 centers in Culver City by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 8% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Turningpoint School last inspected?
Feb 29, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Turningpoint School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Turningpoint School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Culver City, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Turningpoint School?
The licensee is Mwla INC. DBA Turningpoint, and the administrator listed with the state is Sharon Cox.
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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 197408023 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.