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Wiz Child Center (Infants)

119 W. Arbor Vitae, Inglewood, CA 90301 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaintInfant center

Wiz Child Center (Infants) is a licensed child care center in Inglewood, CA, licensed for up to 13 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 26 centers in Inglewood and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #12 of 26 centers in Inglewood
0Type A citations
4Type B citations
2Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 17, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 1, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 17, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundNov 7, 2023 · Inspection · no citationAug 23, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 27, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 27, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety3
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BNov 17, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2025
Type BNov 17, 2025InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 of 5 child files reviewed which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2025
Type BJul 27, 2023Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(1)
101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. (1) The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free of flies, other insects, and rodents. This requirement not met as evidence by: 1 Administrator took actions: rodent issue assessed, and is no longer an immediate threat to the children, staff members, and visitors. Pest service inspection completed; entry points repaired, and thirty day trapping plan put in place. Unusual incident report (LIC 624) submitted. Licensee did not ensure that facility was free of rodents. The facility shall be in sanitary conditions at all times. Rodents and rodent dropping presence at the facility was confirmed. This is a Type B violation, which poses a potential health and safety risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Jul 27, 2023
Type BJul 27, 2023Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(1)
101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. (1) The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free of flies, other insects, and rodents.This requirement not met as evidence by: 1 Administrator took action; rodent issue has been assessed, actions have been taken, and is no longer an immediate threat to the children, staff members, and visitors. Pest service inspection completed; entry points repaired, and thirty day trapping plan put in place. Unusual incident report (LIC 624) submitted. Licensee did not ensure that facility was free of rodents maintaining a clean and sanitary floor. The facility shall be in sanitary conditions at all times. Rodents and rodent dropping presence at the facility and dropping on the floor confirmed. This is a Type B violation, which poses a potential health and safety risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Jul 27, 2023

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 23, 2023Complaint investigationreceived May 23, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedJul 27, 2023Complaint investigationreceived May 16, 2023
Substantiated allegations:
Building and Grounds - Staff does not ensure the rodent issue is being properly addressed at the facility.
Building and Grounds- Staff does not ensure floors are kept in clean, sanitary conditions for children in care
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity13 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 21, 2002
LicenseeWiz Child Center, INC.
AdministratorOlivia Ugarte
Phone(310) 671-4246
State facility #192006509

Common questions

Does Wiz Child Center (Infants) take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Wiz Child Center (Infants) had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Wiz Child Center (Infants)?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Wiz Child Center (Infants) compare with other daycares in Inglewood?

It is tied for #12 of 26 centers in Inglewood by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Wiz Child Center (Infants) last inspected?

Nov 17, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Wiz Child Center (Infants) cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Wiz Child Center (Infants) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Inglewood, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Wiz Child Center (Infants)?

The licensee is Wiz Child Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Olivia Ugarte.

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 192006509 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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