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United Christian Education Center

16152 Gale Avenue, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

United Christian Education Center is a licensed child care center in Hacienda Heights, CA, licensed for up to 150 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 9 centers in Hacienda Heights 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
#6 of 9 centers in Hacienda Heights
1 Type A citations
4 Type B citations
4 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected May 26, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 26, 2026 · Inspection · no citation May 30, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Apr 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 25, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Dec 15, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Dec 15, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 3
Caregiver conduct 1
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Apr 3, 2025 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
LPA review video footage of the classroom in which the incident was alleged to have happened and observed that on more than one occasion, Staff #3 handled Children in a rough manner.
Plan of correction due Apr 4, 2025
Type B Apr 25, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff # 1,4,5,6,12,14 do not have current certificate which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 3, 2024
Type B Apr 25, 2024 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff #9,14 do not have vaccine record in file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 3, 2024
Type B Apr 25, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Director qualifications and duties §101215.1(m)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in director's pediatric First Aid and CPR certificate has expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 31, 2024
Type B Apr 25, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(g)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff #3, lack complete transcript in file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 3, 2024

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Apr 3, 2025 Complaint investigation received Jan 27, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Staff handled child in a rough manner.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 150 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since May 23, 1990
Licensee United Chinese Christian Church Of Hacienda Height
Administrator Eva Cheung
Phone (626) 336-3334
State facility # 191595960
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Common questions

Does United Christian Education Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has United Christian Education Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 3, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about United Christian Education Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does United Christian Education Center compare with other daycares in Hacienda Heights?

It is #6 of 9 centers in Hacienda Heights 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 United Christian Education Center last inspected?

May 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does United Christian Education Center cost?

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

Who runs United Christian Education Center?

The licensee is United Chinese Christian Church Of Hacienda Height, and the administrator listed with the state is Eva Cheung.

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 191595960 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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