Rising Stars Child Development Center · Preschool, Gardena
Rising Stars Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Gardena, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. 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 #11 of 20 centers in Gardena and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed 25 children resting on cots, not all children were sleep being supervised by 2 staff.
An allegation was called into the Department regarding inappropriate behavior between two children. Although the staff denied the allegation, the report must be made to the Department. This is a potential risk to the heatlh and safety of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not properly report an incident.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Rising Stars Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Rising Stars Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Rising Stars Child Development Center?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Rising Stars Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Gardena?
It is tied for #11 of 20 centers in Gardena by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Rising Stars Child Development Center last inspected?
Oct 8, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Rising Stars Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rising Stars Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Gardena, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Rising Stars Child Development Center?
The licensee is Mdbb, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Gabriela Garcia.
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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 197492926 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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