Sinwa Education Institute Corp
Sinwa Education Institute Corp is a licensed child care center in San Gabriel, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 7 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 16 centers in San Gabriel and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
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(d) Completion of the training required pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be demonstrated, upon request of the licensing agency by the following: Licensee called to the training provider to schedule an appointment . Licensee will obtain certificate and mail it to LPA. This requirements is not met evideced by: Licensee was not able to provide a current pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation card or current pediatric first aid card. No other employee present with the certificates . 8
Based on interview and recors review ,the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Facility Representative did not do lead testing ,which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interview, records review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee was not able to find her records to provide to LPA for the review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above requiring the facility water to be tested for lead, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above requiring cushion material to surround any high climbing equipment, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in all staff files were not present at faciility, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 of 6 Children files, Child #1, 3, 4, & 6, did not have the Physician's Report present for the child, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Sinwa Education Institute Corp take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Sinwa Education Institute Corp had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 7 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Sinwa Education Institute Corp compare with other daycares in San Gabriel?
It is #16 of 16 centers in San Gabriel by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Sinwa Education Institute Corp last inspected?
May 21, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Sinwa Education Institute Corp cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sinwa Education Institute Corp for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes San Gabriel, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Sinwa Education Institute Corp?
The licensee is Sinwa Education Institute Corp, and the administrator listed with the state is Catherine Chu.
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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 192003022 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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