Washington Center

7804 S. Thornlake Avenue, Whittier, CA 90606 · Los Angeles County

ClosedChild care center (preschool)

This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jun 27, 2023. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Washington Center was a licensed child care center in Whittier, CA, licensed for up to 80 children. Its license closed around June 2023. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 0 times, and issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0Type A citations

1Type B citations

0Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BFeb 14, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety

Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the directive above, as one outlet (a bubbler used for drinking) out of nine outlets tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE). This poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care.

Plan of correction due Feb 14, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity80 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusClosed

Licensed sinceOct 1, 2004

ClosedJun 27, 2023

LicenseePlaza De La Raza Child Development Services, INC.

Last administratorPeralta, B. & Ortiz, A

State facility #198011086

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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 198011086 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.