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El Monte City School Dist.-shirpser School (H.s.)

4020 N. Gibson Road, El Monte, CA 91731 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

El Monte City School Dist.-shirpser School (H.s.) is a licensed child care center in El Monte, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 22 centers in El Monte and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citations since Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 22 centers in El Monte
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
No citations in 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Aug 27, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 31, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 27, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Aug 29, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Mar 25, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 17, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Dec 19, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 21, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 16, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Oct 14, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity 60 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 22, 2007
Licensee El Monte City School District
Administrator Lisa Dunbar
Phone (626) 453-3700
State facility # 198013658
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Common questions

Does El Monte City School Dist.-shirpser School (H.s.) take infants?

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

Has El Monte City School Dist.-shirpser School (H.s.) had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does El Monte City School Dist.-shirpser School (H.s.) compare with other daycares in El Monte?

It is tied for #1 of 22 centers in El Monte by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was El Monte City School Dist.-shirpser School (H.s.) last inspected?

Aug 27, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does El Monte City School Dist.-shirpser School (H.s.) cost?

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

Who runs El Monte City School Dist.-shirpser School (H.s.)?

The licensee is El Monte City School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Lisa Dunbar.

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 198013658 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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