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Licensed daycares in 90248Gardena, CA

There are 11 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 90248 — 6 licensed centers and 5 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 5 violations across 31 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.16 violations per inspection, which is below the Gardena average of 0.90.

7 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 health and medication (2 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (2). 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 11 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

7 providers.

Elera Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Aug 5, 2025

0 violationsActive
Escalante Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Oct 30, 2025

0 violationsActive
Espinoza Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Jan 8, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

186Th Street Elementary School Cspp

Center · Capacity 23 · 1581 WEST 186TH STREET ROOM 9 · Last inspected Feb 25, 2026

1 violationActive
Twinkle Tots

Center · Capacity 20 · 555 W.REDONDO BEACH BLVD.#100 · Last inspected Sep 16, 2025

1 violationActive
Ymca Of Metro La/Gardena-Carson Preschool

Center · Capacity 45 · 1000 W. ARTESIA BLVD · Last inspected Jun 11, 2026

1 violationActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 90248

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

1

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

2

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

3

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