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Hickory Tree Preschool

21720 Madrona Avenue, Torrance, CA 90503 · Los Angeles County (310) 533-4830 License #191604061
6
inspections on file
1
recorded violations
0
health & safety class
Jul 22, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division
Inspection history for Hickory Tree Preschool
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Jul 22, 2026Case Management: OtherNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Mar 2, 2026InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Sep 12, 2025Case Management: Lead Testing/ExceedanceNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Sep 12, 2025Case Management: OtherNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF
Feb 26, 2024Case Management: Lead Testing/Exceedance1 Type B deficiency cited1Official report · PDF
Oct 31, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Official report · PDF

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Feb 26, 2024Case Management: Lead Testing/Exceedance · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Type B
101700.3 — (b)(1) California Lead Action at Child Care Centers (b)Testing results with fractional ppb readings....(1) A result of 5.5ppb or greater…

“Based on observation, interview and record review of Lead water testing samples taken on 12/23, revealed that levels of lead were beyond allowable amount deemed by the State of California. The room Water outlet had a lead exceedance levels of sample "H" at 28ppb. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”

Corrective action plan due Mar 11, 2024

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