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Westminster Avenue Early Education Center

1010 Main St., Venice, CA 90291 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Westminster Avenue Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Venice, CA, licensed for up to 117 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1985. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 8). None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has inspected this center once since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
3 Type A citations
5 Type B citations
1 Inspections
1 of 3 Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 29, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 27, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 17, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 1, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 5, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 29, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jul 12, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 12, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 12, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 3
Caregiver conduct 2
Records & paperwork 2
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Apr 2, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interviews conducted by LPA which have been completed, documented, and recorded. A child was grabbed by a teacher, placed in a chair, and restrained which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 3, 2025
Type A Sep 9, 2024 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
the child was bitten by another child and sustained two punctures on their nose which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 16, 2024
Type A Jul 5, 2024 Case management visit (annual continuation) Training & qualifications
Director qualifications and duties §101215.1(d)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in both Principal and Designee were not present during the inspection which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 8, 2024
Type B Jul 5, 2024 Case management visit (annual continuation) Building & playground safety
Carbon monoxide detectors §1596.954
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA did not observed a carbon monoxide detector in the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 19, 2024
Type B Jul 5, 2024 Case management visit (annual continuation) Building & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)(2)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Facility was not able to provide date for last disaster drill which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 19, 2024
Type B Jul 5, 2024 Case management visit (annual continuation) Building & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Lead testing results were not posted or available for LPA to review which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 19, 2024
Type B Jul 5, 2024 Case management visit (annual continuation) Records & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(d)(d)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Principal stated that personnel records are not maintained at the facility which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 19, 2024
Type B Jul 12, 2023 Case management visit (deficiencies) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)
Reporting Requirements: (d)Upon the occurrence, during the operation of. child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone.within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. 1 LPA informed Principal of reporting requirements. The importance of telephoning the incident and following up with the required written report. LPA will obtain a written UIR LIC624 from Principal today. This requirement is not met as evidence by: On 4/14/2023, a child put a small toy ball in their mout and the staff member had to physically remove the toy from the childs mouth. Incident was not reported to the licensing department as unusual incident. This is a type B dificiency as poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 During todays visit, Principal completed the LIC624 and cleared the deficiency.
Plan of correction due Jul 12, 2023

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Dec 17, 2025 Complaint investigation received Sep 24, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Sep 9, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jun 13, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Child sustained an injury while in care
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Jul 12, 2023 Complaint investigation received Apr 17, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 117 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Dec 7, 1985
Licensee LAUSD/Early Childhood Education
Administrator Felicia Torrence
Phone (310) 392-4581
State facility # 191870909
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Common questions

Does Westminster Avenue Early Education Center take infants?

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

Has Westminster Avenue Early Education Center had any serious violations?

California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 2, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Westminster Avenue Early Education Center?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

When was Westminster Avenue Early Education Center last inspected?

Apr 29, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Westminster Avenue Early Education Center cost?

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

Who runs Westminster Avenue Early Education Center?

The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Felicia Torrence.

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 191870909 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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