Recognition of Excellence · Lakewood, CA · 2026

Whitewood Child Development Center

5511 Whitewood Ave, Lakewood, CA 90712
🏆 Ranked #9 in Lakewood · 5.2 / 10 overall
Awards Earned
Top 10 in Lakewood
Top 10 in Lakewood
Ranked among the top 10 childcare centers in Lakewood. Fewer than half of all centers in the city reach this level across our full 11-dimension scoring.
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Whitewood Child Development Center at 5511 Whitewood Ave in Lakewood, CA is a long-established, DCF-licensed center that has served the community since 1995 (license #191600356) with a substantial capacity of 136 children—the largest licensed facility in Lakewood. Its inspection record is clean as of October 2025, with no new violations cited in the most recent review. While the center's size offers operational stability and tenure, prospective families should review the state inspection reports detailing the 1 Type A and 5 Type B CCLD citations issued across 2022–2025 inspections, and the lack of public parent reviews limits independent verification of day-to-day parent experience and care quality.

Safety4.0
Curriculum6.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness5.0
Teacher quality6.0
Compassion6.0
Management5.0
Culture5.0
Extracurriculars5.0
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