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Harmony Elementary School-st. Preschool

899 East 42nd Place-rm #150, Los Angeles, CA 90011 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Harmony Elementary School-st. Preschool is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #347 of 495 centers in Los Angeles and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #347 of 495 centers in Los Angeles
0Type A citations
4Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 6, 2023

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 6, 2023 · Inspection · no citationDec 7, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 4, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications2
Building & playground safety1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BDec 7, 2022Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Water sources showing ALE have been shut off and filters have been added, children do not have access. Per plant manager, facility is waiting for the water sources to be retested. Retest date is still being determined. Principal or Lead Exceedance team will send LPA an email confirming corrections by POC date 12/16/22. Based on record review the licensee did not ensure water sources at facility meet lead requirements. Lead test results showed that two water sources have an action level exceedance. LPA observed water source is inaccessible to children. 8
Plan of correction due Dec 16, 2022
Type BOct 4, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(d)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 children's files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 4, 2022
Type BOct 4, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 staff files, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2022
Type BOct 4, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, staff does not have current CPR/1st aid training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 4, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 17, 2004
LicenseeLAUSD/Early Childhood Education
AdministratorConsuelo Monreal Ramirez
Phone(323) 238-0791
State facility #197411826

Common questions

Does Harmony Elementary School-st. Preschool take infants?

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

Has Harmony Elementary School-st. Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Harmony Elementary School-st. Preschool compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?

It is tied for #347 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Harmony Elementary School-st. Preschool last inspected?

Sep 6, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Harmony Elementary School-st. Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Harmony Elementary School-st. Preschool 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 Harmony Elementary School-st. Preschool?

The licensee is LAUSD/Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Consuelo Monreal Ramirez.

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 197411826 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.