YMCA of Metro La/West Valley Pomelo
YMCA of Metro La/West Valley Pomelo is a licensed child care center in West Hills, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #2 of 11 centers in West Hills and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Epi Pen was observed in a zip lock bag in a locked cabinet without an original unaltered label. No prescription label was on the epi pen which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interviews, and review of Lead water testing samples taken on 12/21/2022 revealed that levels of lead were beyond allowable amount deemed by the State of California. Room 29 water fountain had a lead exceedance levels of sample "B" at 5.67 ppb. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does YMCA of Metro La/West Valley Pomelo take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has YMCA of Metro La/West Valley Pomelo had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does YMCA of Metro La/West Valley Pomelo compare with other daycares in West Hills?
It is #2 of 11 centers in West Hills 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 YMCA of Metro La/West Valley Pomelo last inspected?
May 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YMCA of Metro La/West Valley Pomelo cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA of Metro La/West Valley Pomelo for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes West Hills, was $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs YMCA of Metro La/West Valley Pomelo?
The licensee is YMCA Of Metropolitan Los Angeles, and the administrator listed with the state is Marilyn Rodriguez.
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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 197408524 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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