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The Growing Garden Preschool · Preschool, Redondo Beach

2108 Vail Street, Redondo Beach, CA 90278 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

The Growing Garden Preschool is a licensed child care center in Redondo Beach, CA, licensed for up to 141 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #13 of 17 centers in Redondo Beach and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 85% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #13 of 17 centers in Redondo Beach
1 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
3 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 2, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 2, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Jul 28, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 2
Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Sep 2, 2025 Inspection Background checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 1 out of 3 staff not having current criminal record clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 2, 2025
Type B Sep 2, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out 5 files did not have current Mandated Reporter Training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 16, 2025
Type B Sep 2, 2025 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 staff files did not have a completed health screening, LIC 503, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 16, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity 141 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Feb 7, 2001
Licensee Beach Cites Chabad
Administrator Sara Mintz
Phone (310) 214-4999
State facility # 197407844
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Common questions

Does The Growing Garden Preschool take infants?

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

Has The Growing Garden Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 2, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does The Growing Garden Preschool compare with other daycares in Redondo Beach?

It is tied for #13 of 17 centers in Redondo Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was The Growing Garden Preschool last inspected?

Sep 2, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does The Growing Garden Preschool cost?

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

Who runs The Growing Garden Preschool?

The licensee is Beach Cites Chabad, and the administrator listed with the state is Sara Mintz.

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 197407844 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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