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Gardner Elementary School

7450 Hawthorne Avenue Room #15, Los Angeles, CA 90046 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Gardner Elementary School is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 19 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. 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 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 25, 2022

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 25, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 15, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 25, 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 15, 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. Mario Cortes, Plant Manager submitted updates for corrections to Outlet "B", water retesting results via email to the Department on 5/15/2024. LPA observed a filtered that was installed on 07/07/2023 for Outlet "B" as part of the correction. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on interview and supportive documents, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in the water outlet located outside Room 15, identified on the facility sketch by letter “B”, tested at 1920 ppb on 11/29/2022 exceeding allowable limit for lead which poses a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 15, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity19 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 17, 2008
LicenseeLAUSD/early Childhood Education
AdministratorRebecca Cabrera
Phone(323) 876-4710
State facility #197415787

Common questions

Does Gardner Elementary School take infants?

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

Has Gardner Elementary School had any serious violations?

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

When was Gardner Elementary School last inspected?

Aug 25, 2022. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Gardner Elementary School cost?

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

Who runs Gardner Elementary School?

The licensee is LAUSD/early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Rebecca Cabrera.

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 197415787 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.