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Wilton Place Early Education Center

4030 Leeward Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90005 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Wilton Place Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 110 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. 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 #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
1 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 30, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 30, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Oct 29, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 27, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Apr 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 7, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 19, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Oct 19, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 27, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 12, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Jun 27, 2023 Case management visit (incident) Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interview disclosures from Witness confirm Staff #1 removed child #1 by grabbing child from the rib cage area. During interview with Child #1 disclosed Staff #1 grab child. Child #1 demonstrated how staff #1 grab child during interview child lifted shirt and pointed to a scar of two nail marks that were observed by LPA in the rib cage area of child #1’s body. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 In addition, Principal conducted all staff meeting on 05/01/23 to address handling of students a copy of the Agenda was given to LPA during this inspection in order to clear this citation.
Plan of correction due Jun 27, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 110 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 11, 1996
Licensee LAUSD/Early Childhood Education
Administrator Ricky Lim
Phone (213) 383-4971
State facility # 197402062
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Common questions

Does Wilton Place Early Education Center take infants?

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

Has Wilton Place Early Education Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 27, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Wilton Place Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #263 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Wilton Place Early Education Center last inspected?

Jun 30, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Wilton Place Early Education Center cost?

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

Who runs Wilton Place Early Education Center?

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

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 197402062 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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