YMCA Sunshine P/S Starbuck Site
YMCA Sunshine P/S Starbuck Site is a licensed child care center in Whittier, CA, licensed for up to 104 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 6). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #37 of 49 centers in Whittier and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of six staff without proof of immunity to measles and pertussis, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of six staff files reviewed which did not have proof of tuberculosis test or health screening, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
LPA observation and staff members disclosure that the location provides care and supervision to children from ages 5 to 12 years, which is outside of the limitation of their licensed capacity. This poses an immediate Health and Safety risk to children in care. 8 LPA informed the representative that an application (LIC 200A) must be submitted within 10 days along with an updated Facility Skecth.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there is a strong smell of sewage in the classrooms and sewage was observed behind the portable classrooms which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 4 staff without valid pediatric CPR/1st Aid which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
of 9 children interviewed stated the teachers have yelled at children in care. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff yelled at a child in care
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About this center
Common questions
Does YMCA Sunshine P/S Starbuck Site take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has YMCA Sunshine P/S Starbuck Site had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 10, 2026, for capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about YMCA Sunshine P/S Starbuck Site?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does YMCA Sunshine P/S Starbuck Site compare with other daycares in Whittier?
It is #37 of 49 centers in Whittier by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was YMCA Sunshine P/S Starbuck Site last inspected?
Jul 20, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does YMCA Sunshine P/S Starbuck Site cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA Sunshine P/S Starbuck Site for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Whittier, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs YMCA Sunshine P/S Starbuck Site?
The licensee is YMCA Of Greater Whittier, and the administrator listed with the state is Adriana Allen.
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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 191571456 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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