Guardian Angel Academy · Preschool, Sylmar
Guardian Angel Academy is a licensed child care center in Sylmar, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #10 of 15 centers in Sylmar and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not having at least one present staff have a current pediatric first aid/ cpr certification, which poses 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 staff 1 not having LIC 503 Health Screening report available during visit, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Guardian Angel Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Guardian Angel Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Guardian Angel Academy?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Guardian Angel Academy compare with other daycares in Sylmar?
It is #10 of 15 centers in Sylmar by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Guardian Angel Academy last inspected?
Sep 11, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Guardian Angel Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Guardian Angel Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Sylmar, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Guardian Angel Academy?
The licensee is Diane Hazel Ferguson, and the administrator listed with the state is Diane Hazel Ferguson.
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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 197417975 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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