Gratts Early Education Center
Gratts Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 175 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 5). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #307 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation,interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that 3 out of 7 staff did not have a current mandated reporter certificate on file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and records review the facility did not comply on section cited above in that it was determined that staff had and argument in front of children in care which is a potential risk for children in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 6 children medication containers did not have an unaltered label. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Per Acting Principal will provide training to all staff in regards to sign in and out procedures to ensure compliance of Title 22 Regulations and to ensure that all children in care are sign in and out. LPA Garcia’s observation on 01/06/2022; observed that there were three (3) children with three (3) staff present in Room A. Upon review of the Sign in/Sign out sheets for the day, LPA García observed that the children that were present were not signed in. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Acting Principal will then submit the training agenda, materials and staff sign in attendance for the training to LPA Garcia via email by or before 04/15/22 in order to clear this citation.
Per Office Manager, she will communicate with Acting Principal and Director to have a training for all staff in regards to teacher qualifications and duties to ensure compliance of Title 22 Regulations and will then submit the training agenda, materials and staff sign in attendance for the training to CCLD by or before 03/25/22 in order to clear this citation. LPA’s interview disclosure confirmed by staff that incident took place on January 4th & 5th where Staff #1 was in and out of the classroom leaving the aides in the classroom providing the care and supervision of children in care. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff members engaged in a verbal altercation in the presence of children in care
Unqualified staff are supervising children
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About this center
Common questions
Does Gratts Early Education Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Gratts Early Education Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Gratts Early Education Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Gratts Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #307 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Gratts Early Education Center last inspected?
Sep 23, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Gratts Early Education Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gratts Early Education Center 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 Gratts Early Education Center?
The licensee is Los Angeles Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Kathy Romo.
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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 198016200 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.