{"url":"/downtown-la/the-harry-pregerson-child-care-center","provider":{"id":"the-harry-pregerson-child-care-center","name":"The Harry Pregerson Child Care Center","kind":"organization","about":"The Harry Pregerson Child Care Center is an infant center at 255 East Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles. The state license is held by Mt. Washington Preschool and Child Care Center and has been in place since March 2003.","website":"https://www.mtwashingtonpreschools.org/","phone":"(213) 894-1556","email":"info@mwpccc.org","instagram":null,"founded":null,"credentials":["Licensed infant center (California Community Care Licensing)"],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"255 E. Temple St.","unit":null,"city":"downtown-la","zip":"90012","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.240177,34.052931],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"infant","type":"childcare","name":"The Harry Pregerson Child Care Center","summary":"Licensed infant center in downtown Los Angeles for up to 21 children, generally ages 0 to 2.","description":"A licensed infant center at 255 East Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles, serving babies generally ages 0 to 2. The state has licensed it since March 2003 for up to 21 children, and the license is held by Mt. Washington Preschool and Child Care Center. California's Community Care Licensing division licenses and inspects the center under license number 198008723.","categories":["infant-care"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":2},"childcare":{"setting":"center","license":"198008723","capacity":21},"traits":{"feel":"A small licensed infant center in downtown Los Angeles."}},{"id":"child-care","type":"childcare","name":"Infant, toddler and preschool child care","summary":"Year-round, full-day child care and preschool for ages 6 weeks to 5 years on Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles, vendored with Lanterman Regional Center.","description":"Year-round, full-day child care and preschool for children from 6 weeks to 5 years, open Monday to Friday 6:45am to 6pm and set up for downtown workers, with walking access to City Hall South, Caltrans and Temple St. Infant, toddler, two-year-old and preschool rooms follow a play-based, emergent curriculum, and teachers adapt materials and the environment for children with special needs. Infants use a primary caregiver model. Posted teacher-to-child ratios are 4:1 for infants, 6:1 for toddlers and two-year-olds, and 8:1 for preschool. Full-time five-day schedules are offered, and part-time three-day or two-day schedules are combined to fill a full-time space. Families tour, then apply online with a $100 non-refundable fee, and children join a wait pool until a space opens. Tuition options support families of different incomes. The center is vendored with Lanterman Regional Center.","categories":["preschool","infant-care"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":5},"format":"in-person","childcare":{"setting":"center"},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"supported","insurance":["regional-center"],"methods":["play-based","emergent-curriculum"],"ratio":8,"schedule":["full-day","year-round","part-week"],"admission":"application","acceptingNew":false,"feel":"A play-based, inclusive downtown center with infant, toddler and preschool rooms and an emergent curriculum.","topics":["vendored-lanterman","waitlist","inclusive","primary-caregiver","anti-bias-education","downtown-la"]},"registration":{"status":"waitlist"},"source":{"url":"https://www.mtwashingtonpreschools.org/","name":"Lanterman Regional Center vendor list (Network of Care), October 2026","fetched":"2026-10-12"}}],"source":{"name":"California Community Care Licensing","fetched":"2026-10-09"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}