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Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center · Preschool, Castaic

29421 The Old Road, Castaic, CA 91384 · Los Angeles County
2 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Castaic, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 9 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 10 centers in Castaic and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 78%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#7 of 10 centers in Castaic
1Type A citations
4Type B citations
4Inspections
2 of 9Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 20 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 4, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 2, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 4, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 18, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundAug 1, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 1, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 1, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 1, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 1, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 9, 2024 · Inspection · no citationSep 6, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 17, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 17, 2023 · Inspection · no citationSep 13, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 20, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 7, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 3, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 18, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety3
Training & qualifications1
Staff ratios1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 18, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)(1)
Based on observation and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Class room #1 and the kitchen had chemicals accessible to the children that were removed but the lock was broken in the classroom and the kitchen needed to have a lockable storage area which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 25, 2025
Type BMar 18, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in S5 and S6 did not have a report in their files during inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 1, 2025
Type BAug 1, 2024Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(n)
Furniture and equipment shall be maintained in good condition, free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. Based on the interview and record review this requirement was not met as: 1 The facility director had removed the toy kitchen set from the classroom on the day of: 05/15/2024. Per director statements staff will continuously check on all play equipment to ensure proper safety for the children. LPAs observed the toy kitchen set in the classroom to contain a nail that was sticking out. This poses immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Aug 1, 2024
Type AApr 28, 2023Case management visit (deficiencies)Staff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
preschool children and school age children commingled in the morning for less than an 1 hour due to short staffing. 1 Directors have hired additional staff members for the school age and preschool license. The facility seperates the preschool children as well as the school age children in their seperate classrooms. This is a type A deficiency which poses an immediate Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to day care children in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 28, 2023
Type BApr 28, 2023Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
the director provided LPA Alemoh with a work order from a Heating and Air Conditioning company indicating the work order being placed on December 8, 22 1 The facility has fixed the heater back on December 20th 2022. LPA toured the facility and checked the thermostat and found them to be working in proper condition. POC cleared during the visit. and fixed on December 20, 22.Temperatures in the classroom ranged from 60 to 61 degrees. Children that were in care during this period did not show any signs of illness. This is a type B deficiency which poses a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to day care children in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 28, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedAug 1, 2024Complaint investigationreceived May 7, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Personal Rights - Staff are not preventing day care children from having exposure to a hazardous items at the facility.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedAug 1, 2024Complaint investigationreceived May 7, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedAug 1, 2024Complaint investigationreceived May 7, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedAug 1, 2024Complaint investigationreceived May 7, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedAug 1, 2024Complaint investigationreceived May 7, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedSep 6, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jun 20, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedApr 28, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jan 30, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Broken Heater
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedApr 28, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jan 30, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedSep 13, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jun 16, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity120 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 6, 2007
LicenseeTutor Time Learning Centers, LLC
AdministratorRubi Trejo
Phone(661) 295-1234
State facility #197413766

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Common questions

Does Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 28, 2023, for capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center?

California investigated 9 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center compare with other daycares in Castaic?

It is #7 of 10 centers in Castaic 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 Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center last inspected?

Mar 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Castaic, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Tutor Time Child Care/Learning Center?

The licensee is Tutor Time Learning Centers, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Rubi Trejo.

Licensed centers nearby

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 197413766 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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