Gaines State Preschool
Gaines State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Paramount, CA, licensed for up to 25 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 9 centers in Paramount and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Gaines State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Gaines State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Gaines State Preschool compare with other daycares in Paramount?
It is tied for #1 of 9 centers in Paramount by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Gaines State Preschool last inspected?
Oct 3, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Gaines State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gaines State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Paramount, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Gaines State Preschool?
The licensee is Paramount Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Elida Garcia.
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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 198012201 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.