Jekal Early Learning Center
Jekal Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Gardena, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on LPA's observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there is a broken window in Classroom 9 and a light fixture which is hanging. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
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Common questions
Does Jekal Early Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Jekal Early Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
When was Jekal Early Learning Center last inspected?
Dec 12, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Jekal Early Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Jekal Early Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Gardena, was $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Jekal Early Learning Center?
The licensee is Catherine Ocran, and the administrator listed with the state is Catherine Ocran.
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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 197495159 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.