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Lily's Garden Preschool

616 S. Chapel Ave., Alhambra, CA 91801 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Lily's Garden Preschool is a licensed child care center in Alhambra, CA, licensed for up to 122 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #11 of 30 centers in Alhambra and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #11 of 30 centers in Alhambra
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 7, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 16, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 1, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 12, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 7, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJan 29, 2025 · Inspection · no citationFeb 13, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 25, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 1, 2026Case management visit (deficiencies)Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)
. Per facility Director Summer, a staff meeting will be held and they will provide LPA Perry with sign in and out sheets of staff who attended and meeting agenda. As well as work out a plan to revisit scheduling to ensure ratios. A written plan will be submitted by email to LPA Perry by POC date. During inspection LPA Perry observed a total of 16 preschool children present with 1 staff, staff #1 supervising the children which poses a potential danger of the children in care. 8 Included in the meeting, the video at CCLD ratio video, https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/teacher-child-ratios-in-child-care-centers/ will be observed and staff will write a summary of what they learned, sign and dated and submit to LPA Perry by POC date.
Plan of correction due Sep 25, 2026

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJan 12, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Dec 22, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity122 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 10, 2004
LicenseeLily's Garden. INC.
AdministratorSummer (Xia) Yan
Phone(626) 282-9736
State facility #198009140

Common questions

Does Lily's Garden Preschool take infants?

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

Has Lily's Garden Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Lily's Garden Preschool?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Lily's Garden Preschool compare with other daycares in Alhambra?

It is tied for #11 of 30 centers in Alhambra by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Lily's Garden Preschool last inspected?

Jan 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Lily's Garden Preschool cost?

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

Who runs Lily's Garden Preschool?

The licensee is Lily's Garden. INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Summer (Xia) Yan.

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 198009140 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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