The Children's Courtyard · Sherman Oaks
The Children's Courtyard is a licensed child care center in Sherman Oaks, CA, licensed for up to 138 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #10 of 15 centers in Sherman Oaks and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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101216.2 Teacher Aide Qualifications and Duties(e) An aide shall work only under the direct supervision of a teacher. (1) An aide who is 18 years of age or older, and who meets the requirements of this section and Section 101216, may escort and/or assist children in going to the bathroom, and may supervise napping children as specified in Section 101230(c)(1), without being under the direct supervision of a teacher. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Director agrees to create a staff placement schedule detailing the staff names their titles , classrooms staff will be present in, times staff will be present in the classroom, breaks(lunch and 15min breaks) to ensure children are always supervised by a qualified adult as needed. Schedule will be provided to LPA via email. Base on observations and interviews and file review, director did not comply with ensuring that a fully qualified teacher was supervising children in care. This poses an immediate risk to children in care. 8
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in outdoor play yard wooden fence was observed to be in need of repair, paint chipped ares need to be repainted which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does The Children's Courtyard take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Children's Courtyard had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 9, 2024, for teacher aide qualifications. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about The Children's Courtyard?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Children's Courtyard compare with other daycares in Sherman Oaks?
It is tied for #10 of 15 centers in Sherman Oaks by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Children's Courtyard last inspected?
Jul 31, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Children's Courtyard cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Children's Courtyard 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 The Children's Courtyard?
The licensee is Childrens Courtyard, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Erendida Romero.
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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 197494840 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.