Yavneh Hebrew Academy
Yavneh Hebrew Academy is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #447 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.
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Based on testing results provided by the facility with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of 7.7ppb on water outlet M, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in facility not having IMS plans for children on medication and no medication available on site, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where 3 out of 5 staff did not have MR training, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 staff did not have immunizations available, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation,interview, record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 5 staff did not have any units on file for review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not having sign in/out sheets for the department to review, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Yavneh Hebrew Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Yavneh Hebrew Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 11, 2025, for lead testing of drinking water. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Yavneh Hebrew Academy compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #447 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Yavneh Hebrew Academy last inspected?
Feb 11, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Yavneh Hebrew Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Yavneh Hebrew Academy 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 Yavneh Hebrew Academy?
The licensee is Yavneh Hebrew Academy, and the administrator listed with the state is Sara Shelton.
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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 198005474 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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