Infant and preschool center · Child care center

Light of Knowledge Child Care Center

Licensed & activeAges Infant, Toddler, PreschoolUp to 30 children

13801 Inglewood Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250

Safety record

9 citations across 16 licensing visits

2 were Type A (an immediate risk to health or safety). 4 complaints were investigated; 6 allegations were substantiated. California licensing visits since 2024.

Records, permits & programCorrection was due May 4, 2026May 1, 2026
Reporting Requirements (§101212(d)(1)(B))
Supervision & ratiosCorrection was due Apr 27, 2026Apr 24, 2026
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (§101229)
OtherCorrection was due Apr 27, 2026Apr 24, 2026
Beverages served to children (§1596.808)

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Updated Nov 6, 2026 · every fact links to its source

California CCLD licensing visits since 2021 (inspections, complaint investigations and follow-ups), updated daily. Citations are matched to the latest visit on or before their correction due date, because the state download does not link them; Type A (immediate risk) and Type B totals are shown per visit kind.

Citations by visit kind (state totals)

Visits	Count	Type A	Type B
Licensing inspections	0	0	0
Complaint investigations	7	1	4
Other (follow-up, case management)	9	1	3

Type A: an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or rights. Type B: a potential risk if not corrected. California publishes these as totals, not per citation.

Complaints investigated

Closed	Substantiated	Unfounded
May 14, 2026	0	4
Feb 26, 2026	1	1
Dec 30, 2025	3	5
Nov 26, 2025	2	1

Counts are allegations per complaint, as published by CCLD. The complaint text is on the state’s report pages.

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Visits

Count

Type A

Type B

Licensing inspections

Complaint investigations

Other (follow-up, case management)

Closed

Substantiated

Inconclusive

Unfounded

May 14, 2026

Feb 26, 2026

Dec 30, 2025

Nov 26, 2025

Date	Inspection	Result	Findings	Evidence
Sep 24, 2026	Other visit (follow-up or case management)	Visit recorded	0	Verified
Sep 16, 2026	Other visit (follow-up or case management)	Visit recorded	0	Verified
Sep 9, 2026	Other visit (follow-up or case management)	Visit recorded	0	Verified
Jul 30, 2026	Other visit (follow-up or case management)	Visit recorded	0	Verified
May 1, 2026	Other visit (follow-up or case management)	Citations issued	1	Verified
Apr 24, 2026	Other visit (follow-up or case management)	Citations issued	2	Verified
Apr 24, 2026	Complaint investigation visit	Visit recorded	0	Verified
Dec 12, 2025	Complaint investigation visit	Citations issued	3	Verified
Dec 12, 2025	Complaint investigation visit	Visit recorded	0	Verified
Dec 12, 2025	Complaint investigation visit	Visit recorded	0	Verified
Dec 12, 2025	Complaint investigation visit	Visit recorded	0	Verified
Dec 4, 2025	Other visit (follow-up or case management)	Citations issued	1	Verified
Nov 6, 2025	Other visit (follow-up or case management)	Citations issued	2	Verified
Nov 6, 2025	Complaint investigation visit	Visit recorded	0	Verified
Nov 6, 2025	Complaint investigation visit	Visit recorded	0	Verified
Aug 28, 2024	Other visit (follow-up or case management)	Visit recorded	0	Verified

Date	Code	Severity	Status	Finding (source text)
May 1, 2026	§101212(d)(1)(B) Records, permits & program	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due May 4, 2026	Reporting Requirements (§101212(d)(1)(B))
Apr 24, 2026	§101229 Supervision & ratios	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Apr 27, 2026	Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (§101229)
Apr 24, 2026	§1596.808 Other	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Apr 27, 2026	Beverages served to children (§1596.808)
Dec 12, 2025	§101227(7)(B) Food & nutrition	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Dec 12, 2025	Food Service (§101227(7)(B))
Dec 12, 2025	§101223(a)(3) Other	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Dec 12, 2025	Personal Rights (§101223(a)(3))
Dec 12, 2025	§101230(a)(4) Records, permits & program	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Dec 12, 2025	Activities/Napping (§101230(a)(4))
Dec 4, 2025	§101212(d)(1)(C) Records, permits & program	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Dec 4, 2025	Reporting Requirements (§101212(d)(1)(C))
Nov 6, 2025	§101216.2(d)(1)(2)(3) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Nov 6, 2025	Teacher Aide Qualifications and Duties (§101216.2(d)(1)(2)(3))
Nov 6, 2025	§101223(a)(2)(3) Other	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Nov 17, 2025	Personal Rights (§101223(a)(2)(3))

Facility	Type	Operator	Capacity	Inspection findings	Last insp.	Dist.
Mychal's Learning Place Hawthorne, 90250	School-age program	—	60	No records	—	0.5 km
Lawndale School District -Billy Mitchell Preschool Lawndale, 90260	Child care center	—	72	No records	—	0.6 km
Crystal Stairs Head Start - Centinela Hawthorne, 90250	Child care center	—	36	No records	—	0.7 km
Humble Hearts Academy Hawthorne, 90250	Child care center	—	39	No records	—	1.0 km
Humble Hearts Academy Hawthorne, 90250	Child care center	—	7	No records	—	1.0 km
Trinity Lutheran Pre-School & Day Nursery Hawthorne, 90250	Child care center	—	96	No records	—	1.1 km

Source	Record	Facts	Evidence	Effective	Retrieved
CA CCLD Child Care Centers CA	197495423	name, type, status, capacity, address, phone, licensee, visits, citations, complaints From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #197495423 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	—	Nov 6, 2026
CDSS CCL Facility Map CA	197495423	location Coordinates published by CDSS for this facility number.	Verified	—	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	197495423	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #197495423 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Sep 24, 2026	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	197495423	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #197495423 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Sep 16, 2026	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	197495423	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #197495423 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Sep 9, 2026	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	197495423	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #197495423 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Jul 30, 2026	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	197495423	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #197495423 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	May 1, 2026	Nov 6, 2026

Light of Knowledge Child Care Center

9 citations across 16 licensing visits

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Light of Knowledge Child Care Center

9 citations across 16 licensing visits

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