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Licensed daycares in 90280South Gate, CA

There are 37 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 90280 — 17 licensed centers and 20 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 24 violations across 93 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.26 violations per inspection, which is above the South Gate average of 0.16.

25 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 (13 citations), followed by supervision (6). 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 37 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

26 providers.

Calle-Medina Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Aug 27, 2025

0 violationsActive
Chaides Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Jul 1, 2025

0 violationsActive
Cornejo Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Feb 27, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Hsa Pasitos Head Start Legend Pre School

Center · Capacity 30 · 10125 CALIFORNIA AVENUE · Last inspected Sep 13, 2024

1 violationActive
Kiddie Crest Academy

Center · Capacity 51 · 13067 PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD · Last inspected May 8, 2026

1 violationActive
Naranjo Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Aug 29, 2025

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Valenzuela Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Apr 10, 2026

4 violationsActive
Ruiz & Rivera Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Jun 24, 2025

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 90280

Caregiver-to-child ratio is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by supervision. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

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

2

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

3

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

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