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Licensed daycares in 90242 — Downey, CA
There are 20 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 90242 — 7 licensed centers and 13 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 17 violations across 69 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.25 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Downey average of 0.25.
12 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 caregiver-to-child ratio (7 citations), followed by health and medication (5). 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 20 providers
Clean record — no violations in 3 years
12 providers.
1–3 violations in 3 years
7 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
4 or more violations in 3 years
1 provider. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
Questions to ask when you tour in 90242
Caregiver-to-child ratio is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?
How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?
Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.
Data synced from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division on Jul 8, 2026. Source records · Report an error