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Licensed daycares in 90241Downey, CA

There are 19 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 90241 — 12 licensed centers and 7 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 29 violations across 76 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.38 violations per inspection, which is below the Downey average of 0.63.

7 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is health and medication (12 citations), followed by supervision (12). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 19 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

7 providers.

Cortez Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Apr 18, 2025

0 violationsActive
Creative Beginnings Preschool

Center · Capacity 65 · 10910 PARAMOUNT BLVD. · Last inspected Jan 14, 2026

0 violationsActive
Montessori Academy Of Downey

Center · Capacity 128 · 7515 FIRESTONE BLVD · Last inspected Jul 22, 2025

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

9 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Bonilla Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Jul 16, 2025

1 violationActive
Chalco Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected May 20, 2026

1 violationActive
Creative Beginnings Infant Center

Center · Capacity 35 · 10910 PARAMOUNT BLVD. · Last inspected Jun 10, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

3 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Children's Academy Of Success

Center · Capacity 48 · 10839 LA REINA AVENUE · Last inspected Oct 24, 2024

5 violationsActive
Torres Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Apr 18, 2025

5 violationsActive
Downey United Methodist Church Nursery School

Center · Capacity 76 · 10801 S DOWNEY AVE · Last inspected May 14, 2026

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 90241

Health and medication is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by supervision. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

2

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

3

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

Data synced from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division on Jul 8, 2026. Source records · Report an error