C & E Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School
C & E Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School is a licensed child care center in Sherman Oaks, CA, licensed for up to 74 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #12 of 15 centers in Sherman Oaks and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above of 7 staff do not have immunization record availalble, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 of the 7 staff file reviewed, facility was unable to produce copy of the health screening with tb test results which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation,interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 files reviewed, 5 children do not have the medical assessment of the child on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in all classroom (4 classroom), with clorox, desinfectants, under and on the top the sinks located at the classroom, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, upon arrival, LPA observed an armed security on the main gate, that guided LPA to the main office of the preschool facility. Facility has armed security since 08/2022 and no waiver was requested to CCLD, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does C & E Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has C & E Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 16, 2022, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about C & E Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does C & E Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School compare with other daycares in Sherman Oaks?
It is #12 of 15 centers in Sherman Oaks by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was C & E Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School last inspected?
Aug 26, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does C & E Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask C & E Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Sherman Oaks, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs C & E Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School?
The licensee is Armenian Evangelical Schools Of Calif., INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Arpi A. Idolor.
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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 197401262 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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