South Region Early Education Center #2 (McAuliffe)
South Region Early Education Center #2 (McAuliffe) is a licensed child care center in South Gate, CA, licensed for up to 175 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #9 of 15 centers in South Gate and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidence by: A staff training has been conducted on 12/25/25 regarding supervision and a new plan of supervision has been created to ensure teachers are aware of all children in attendance and updated as they leave. Closing classroom is now in one room to ensure a smooth transition. Based on staff interviews a child was left unattended during outdoor transition and was left without supervision. 8 Each teacher has been tasked with updating a classroom. Deficiency has been cleared on 12/16/2025.
(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Water sources showing ALE have been shut off and children do not have access. Facility maintenance will be adding filters to the water sources in order to correct the lead exceedance. Maintenance date is still being determined. Principal or Lead Exceedance team will send LPA an email confirming correction by POC date 1/31/22. Based on record review the licensee did not ensure water source at facility meet lead requirements. Lead test results showed that three water sources have an action level exceedance. LPA observed water sources are inaccessible to children. 8
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Common questions
Does South Region Early Education Center #2 (McAuliffe) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has South Region Early Education Center #2 (McAuliffe) had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does South Region Early Education Center #2 (McAuliffe) compare with other daycares in South Gate?
It is #9 of 15 centers in South Gate by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was South Region Early Education Center #2 (McAuliffe) last inspected?
Jul 22, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does South Region Early Education Center #2 (McAuliffe) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask South Region Early Education Center #2 (McAuliffe) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes South Gate, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs South Region Early Education Center #2 (McAuliffe)?
The licensee is Los Angeles Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Ana Vidal.
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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.
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