Amestoy Elementary School Room 21
Amestoy Elementary School Room 21 is a licensed child care center in Gardena, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 20 centers in Gardena and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Amestoy Elementary School Room 21 take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Amestoy Elementary School Room 21 had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Amestoy Elementary School Room 21 compare with other daycares in Gardena?
It is tied for #1 of 20 centers in Gardena by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Amestoy Elementary School Room 21 last inspected?
May 1, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Amestoy Elementary School Room 21 cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Amestoy Elementary School Room 21 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 Amestoy Elementary School Room 21?
The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Hugh Ryan.
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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 197402051 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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