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Learning Garden Preschool The

2165 W. 236th Street, Torrance, CA 90501 · Los Angeles County
Infant center

Learning Garden Preschool The is a licensed child care center in Torrance, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 8 citations, 6 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (3 of 8). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
6Type A citations
2Type B citations
1Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 3, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 3, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundSep 30, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 15, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 15, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 5, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 1, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios3
Training & qualifications2
Other standards2
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type AJan 3, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 personnel files, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 17, 2024
Type BJan 3, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 staff members, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 17, 2024
Type ASep 30, 2022Follow-up on a plan of correctionStaff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
- LPA observed 7 infants with Staff #1 in the activity area. One infant was observed in a swing. This is a immediate risk to the health & safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 30, 2022
Type ASep 30, 2022Follow-up on a plan of correctionSupervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(1)
- LPA observed 2 infants unsupervised in the napping room. One was asleep on a cot and the other infant was awake in a crib. This is a immediate risk to the health & safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 30, 2022
Type BSep 15, 2022Follow-up on a plan of correctionOther standards
Infant care activities §101430(C)
- LPA observed Child #1 swaddled while napping in a crib in the napping room. This is a potential risk to the health & safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 16, 2022
Type AAug 15, 2022Follow-up on a plan of correctionStaff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
- LPA observed 6 infants with Staff #2 in the napping room. One child was observed awake. This is a repeat violation as all children must be asleep. In addition, LPA observed the licensee and Staff #1 with 12 infants. There was no staff available. This is a immediate risk to the health & safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 16, 2022
Type AAug 5, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Staff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
- LPA observed 6 infants with Staff #1 in the napping room. At lease three of the six infants were awake.One staff may be with 12 infants if asleep however once they are awake there must be staff available to supervise. There was no staff available as staff were at lunch. This is a immediate risk to the health & safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 8, 2022
Type AJun 1, 2022Case management visit (deficiencies)Other standards
Infant care activities §101430(a)(3)(D)
LPA observed one infant Child #1 on a cot with their head covered with a blanket. In addition, another child Child #2 with a blanket on them in the crib. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 2, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity20 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 16, 2007
LicenseeGoal Preschools INC.
AdministratorFatemeh Z. Nourayi-agange
Phone(310) 326-1361
State facility #197414908

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Common questions

Does Learning Garden Preschool The take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Learning Garden Preschool The had any serious violations?

California issued 6 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 3, 2024, for staff health screening and personnel requirements. Each citation is listed in full above.

When was Learning Garden Preschool The last inspected?

Jan 3, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Learning Garden Preschool The cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Learning Garden Preschool The for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Torrance, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Learning Garden Preschool The?

The licensee is Goal Preschools INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Fatemeh Z. Nourayi-agange.

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 197414908 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.