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Cardenas Elementary School Cspp

6900 N. Calhoun Avenue Room 8, Van Nuys, CA 91405 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Cardenas Elementary School Cspp is a licensed child care center in Van Nuys, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
1Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 10, 2022

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 22, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 10, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 22, 2024Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. 1 Per Principal, the following documents will be submitted to LPA via email by
Plan of correction due May 31, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 28, 2010
LicenseeLos Angeles Unified School District
AdministratorDinora Nendoza
Phone(818) 908-6700
State facility #197417360

Common questions

Does Cardenas Elementary School Cspp take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Cardenas Elementary School Cspp had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

When was Cardenas Elementary School Cspp last inspected?

Nov 10, 2022. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Cardenas Elementary School Cspp cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cardenas Elementary School Cspp for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Van Nuys, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Cardenas Elementary School Cspp?

The licensee is Los Angeles Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Dinora Nendoza.

Licensed centers nearby

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 197417360 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.