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Jackson Child Development Center

8535 Contreras St., Paramount, CA 90723 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Jackson Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Paramount, CA, licensed for up to 53 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 9 centers in Paramount and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 46%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #6 of 9 centers in Paramount
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 24, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 24, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMar 4, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundApr 27, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMay 20, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 4, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. This requirement was not met as evidence by the record review. Lead test results showed that one water source had an action level exceedance. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 4, 2024
Type BMar 4, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff #1 and staff #2 did not have health screening report in personnel file which poses a potential Health, safety and/or personal rights risk to persons in care. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 5, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity53 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 1, 1991
LicenseeParamount Unified School District
AdministratorElida Garcia
Phone(562) 602-6900
State facility #191597452

Common questions

Does Jackson Child Development Center take infants?

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

Has Jackson Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Jackson Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Paramount?

It is tied for #6 of 9 centers in Paramount by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Jackson Child Development Center last inspected?

Apr 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Jackson Child Development Center cost?

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

Who runs Jackson Child Development Center?

The licensee is Paramount Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Elida Garcia.

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 191597452 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.