Gardner's Learning Academy & Infant Ctr
Gardner's Learning Academy & Infant Ctr is a licensed child care center in Inglewood, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours In addition, a written report containing the information 1 Licensee trauned staff on 04/3/2026 on Unususal Incident Reports. Agends alonf with sign in sheet was provided. specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days ... This requirement is not met by facility failed to report the Unususal Incident that occurred whicj poses an immediate helath safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
101170 (e)(1 Criminal Record Clearance) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working.....(1)Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department or 1 Licensee sent the staff to get a live scan today 03/11/2026. Licensee will submit the live scan receipt by 03/12/2026. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based off of record review. Staff was not listed on Guardian on 03/09/2026. As of 03/11/2026 staff was not listed. without a criminal record clearance. whicj poses an immediate helath safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
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Common questions
Has Gardner's Learning Academy & Infant Ctr had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 11, 2026, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Gardner's Learning Academy & Infant Ctr?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Gardner's Learning Academy & Infant Ctr last inspected?
Apr 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Gardner's Learning Academy & Infant Ctr cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gardner's Learning Academy & Infant Ctr for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Inglewood, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today), $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) and $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Gardner's Learning Academy & Infant Ctr?
The licensee is Darlene Gardner, and the administrator listed with the state is Jasmin Smith.
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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 197495375 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.