The Growing Garden Preschool · Infant Center, Redondo Beach
The Growing Garden Preschool is a licensed child care center in Redondo Beach, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 17 centers in Redondo Beach and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 staff files did not have a completed LIC 503 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 staff files did not have a completed Mandated Reporter Training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Growing Garden Preschool take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has The Growing Garden Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does The Growing Garden Preschool compare with other daycares in Redondo Beach?
It is #7 of 17 centers in Redondo Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% 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 $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Growing Garden Preschool?
The licensee is Jewish Community Center Of The Southbay, and the administrator listed with the state is Sara Mintz.
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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 197417672 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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