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YMCA Sunshine P/S Starbuck Site

15740 E Starbuck Street, Whittier, CA 90603 · Los Angeles County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months 1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

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.

Inspection record

More citations than 87% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#37 of 49 centers in Whittier
1 Type A citations
5 Type B citations
3 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
6 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 20, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jul 20, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Feb 10, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found May 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 2, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Nov 13, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 24, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 4, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Sep 15, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 2
Health & medication 1
Staff ratios 1
Building & playground safety 1
Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jul 20, 2026 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Aug 20, 2026
Type B Jul 20, 2026 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Aug 20, 2026
Type A Feb 10, 2026 Case management visit (deficiencies) Staff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Feb 10, 2026
Type B Apr 2, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Apr 16, 2025
Type B Apr 4, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
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.
Plan of correction due Apr 18, 2024
Type B Sep 15, 2023 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
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.
Plan of correction due Sep 22, 2023

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Sep 15, 2023 Complaint investigation received Jun 21, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Staff yelled at a child in care
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 104 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 28, 1993
Licensee YMCA Of Greater Whittier
Administrator Adriana Allen
Phone (562) 943-7241
State facility # 191571456
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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.

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 191571456 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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