186th Street Elementary School Cspp
186th Street Elementary School Cspp is a licensed child care center in Gardena, CA, licensed for up to 23 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #11 of 20 centers in Gardena and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater...(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Per Principal, the following will be submitted to LPA via email by
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in change in classroom was made before and a fire clearance approval and a capacity determination could be made, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does 186th Street Elementary School Cspp take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has 186th Street Elementary School Cspp had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does 186th Street Elementary School Cspp compare with other daycares in Gardena?
It is tied for #11 of 20 centers in Gardena by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was 186th Street Elementary School Cspp last inspected?
Feb 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does 186th Street Elementary School Cspp cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask 186th Street Elementary School Cspp for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Gardena, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs 186th Street Elementary School Cspp?
The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Antonio Aguilar.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 197416698 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.