Garfield Elementary School
Garfield Elementary School is a licensed child care center in Bell Gardens, CA, licensed for up to 41 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 9 centers in Bell Gardens and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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LPAs observations, child #1 was ill and was not directed to use the toilet designated for ill children. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
LPAs observations, child #2 was awake in their cot with no activites for the duration of nap time without direct supervision. This poses a 1 Head teacher stated that activities will be given to non sleeping children during nap time. Or if weather permits, children will go outside with a staff member to play. potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Garfield Elementary School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Garfield Elementary School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Garfield Elementary School compare with other daycares in Bell Gardens?
It is tied for #7 of 9 centers in Bell Gardens by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Garfield Elementary School last inspected?
Nov 17, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Garfield Elementary School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Garfield Elementary School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Bell Gardens, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Garfield Elementary School?
The licensee is Montebello Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Mariana Sanchez.
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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 191598106 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.