Vaughn Street Early Education Center
Vaughn Street Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Pacoima, CA, licensed for up to 166 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1986. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #9 of 13 centers in Pacoima and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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interviews conducted and disclosures made indicating that Staff #4 stated that they indeed removed Child#1 from their classroom during snack time as a form of discipline for gesturing with their middle finger without consent of Staff#1 which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Vaughn Street Early Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Vaughn Street Early Education Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 31, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Vaughn Street Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Pacoima?
It is tied for #9 of 13 centers in Pacoima by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Vaughn Street Early Education Center last inspected?
Jan 22, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Vaughn Street Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Vaughn Street Early Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Pacoima, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Vaughn Street Early Education Center?
The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Sheila Taylor-hardy.
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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 191890451 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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