UCLA Early Care and Education-infants
UCLA Early Care and Education-infants is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 7). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Personal Rights: Each child shall be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment. This requirement is not met as On 03/04/2026,there was a staff meeting that went over bottle protocol. implement, will color code bottles for each child, conduct regular training's with scenarios, conduct class observations each week or every other week. Director will provide LPA with a copy of the staff meetings, obsevationsm notes take picture of color coded bottles via email. evidenced by, on 02/18/2026 Staff 1 handed Staff 2 C1 's bottle of breast milk and C2 was fed C1's bottle by mistake. C2 consumed the entire bottle of breast milk. This is an potential health and safety risk to the children in care. 8
The Director shall develop a written Plan of Correction (POC) to ensure compliance with California Code of Regulations Title 22, Section 101170(e)(1) / Criminal Record Clearance. POC is due to CCL by the
when a child was fed food from a container which contained rodent droppings.
Rodent droppings were found in clasroom and staff and children were removed from the classroom.
child was fed
Personal Rights: Each child shall be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment. This requirement is not met as On 11/09/2022, The Director sent an email to all infant staff regarding feeding protocol. A copy of the email was provided to LPA. Families involved in the incident were notified evidenced by, on 11/09/2022, a Staff#1 warmed a bottle of breast milk for chil#1, a baby in the infant classroom. Staff#1 placed it on the meal cart and warmed a bottle of breast milk for Child#2 and one of our interns took the bottle from the warmer, wrapped it in a towel without looking at the name of the child, and started to feed child#1 with child#2 bottle. This is an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care. 8 immediately. A copy of the training and staff attendance was provided on 11/28/2022 to LPA Miranda. Director will submit to LPA no later than tomorrow copy of LIC9224 form sign by parent/guardian from all infants enrolled and place a copy it in each child’s file.
Lead water testing samples taken on 09/22/2022 revealed that levels of lead 1 The water outlet was immediately decommissioned and tagged for further action by the UCLA Facilities Team. UCLA Facilities will install replacement of the localized fixture to include the angle stops and supply lines and replace the hose bib. Testing will be done again once the work is completed. were beyond the allowable amount deemed by the State of California. Water Outlet “I” has Action Lead Exceedance (ALE) level of 8.3 pbb. This is a type B violation which poses a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8 A copy of the re-test summary report will be emailed to LPA Martinez on or before Monday, 11/28/2022.
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Complaint investigations
Staff did not ensure facility is free of rodents.
Staff did not dispose contaminated food containers.
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Common questions
Does UCLA Early Care and Education-infants take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has UCLA Early Care and Education-infants had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 25, 2024, for food service. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about UCLA Early Care and Education-infants?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was UCLA Early Care and Education-infants last inspected?
Aug 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does UCLA Early Care and Education-infants cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask UCLA Early Care and Education-infants for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs UCLA Early Care and Education-infants?
The licensee is Regents Of The University Of California - L. A., and the administrator listed with the state is Alicia Minor.
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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 191601954 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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