Gardena Early Education Center
Gardena Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Gardena, CA, licensed for up to 168 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 20 centers in Gardena and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Gardena Early Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Gardena Early Education Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Gardena Early Education Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Gardena Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Gardena?
It is tied for #1 of 20 centers in Gardena by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Gardena Early Education Center last inspected?
Apr 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Gardena Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gardena Early Education Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Gardena, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Gardena Early Education Center?
The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Candie Childress.
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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 197413515 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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