Baby Geniuses Preschool
Baby Geniuses Preschool is a licensed child care center in Gardena, CA, licensed for up to 33 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 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 60% of California licensed centers.
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101161 (a) -Limitations on Capacity - A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. Licensee & Director will ensure that the facility is operating with required capacity at all times. Licensee or Director will provide a Plan of Correction to the Department by 9/5/23. Licensee or Director will meet with staff regarding Title 22 Regulations and provide a signed agenda to the Department by 9/6/23. This is evidenced by: LPA V. Wheatley observed the facility operating over capacity with 35 children present today. The facility is licensed for 33 capacity/children maximum. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8
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Common questions
Does Baby Geniuses Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Baby Geniuses Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 1, 2023, for capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Baby Geniuses Preschool?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Baby Geniuses Preschool 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 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Baby Geniuses Preschool last inspected?
Aug 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Baby Geniuses Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Baby Geniuses Preschool 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 Baby Geniuses Preschool?
The licensee is Sheriah Smith, and the administrator listed with the state is Sheriah Smith.
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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 197494610 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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