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Licensed daycares in 90501Torrance, CA

There are 20 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 90501 — 10 licensed centers and 10 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 22 violations across 38 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.58 violations per inspection, which is above the Torrance average of 0.24.

9 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 (12 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (5). 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 20 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

10 providers.

Children's Place, The

Center · Capacity 59 · 1215 CRENSHAW BLVD · Last inspected Feb 18, 2026

0 violationsActive
Cottone Family Day Care

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Last inspected Sep 19, 2023

0 violationsActive
Learning Garden Extension, The

Center · Capacity 12 · 2175 W. 236TH STREET · Last inspected Apr 18, 2024

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Diaz Martinez Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Mar 11, 2026

1 violationActive
Gallegos Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Apr 21, 2026

1 violationActive
Hands On Fun Infant Center

Center · Capacity 8 · 1511 TORRANCE BLVD. · Last inspected Jun 9, 2026

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.

Torrance Montessori School

Center · Capacity 39 · 2747 CABRILLO AVENUE · Last inspected Jun 20, 2025

4 violationsActive
Sanchez Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Dec 21, 2023

4 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 90501

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