St Anthony's Day Nursery
St Anthony's Day Nursery is a licensed child care center in Gardena, CA, licensed for up to 90 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 20 centers in Gardena and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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The director failed to report to the Department that Child #1 wandered out of the facility through a door which leads to the front entrance in November or December 2023. The child was left unsupervised for approximately one to two minutes. The director observed the child on the phone video camera and brought the child back inside of the building.
The director failed to report verbally or in writing to the Department that Child #1 wandered out of the facility in November or Deceber 2023.
About this center
Common questions
Does St Anthony's Day Nursery take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St Anthony's Day Nursery had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 22, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does St Anthony's Day Nursery compare with other daycares in Gardena?
It is #16 of 20 centers in Gardena by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was St Anthony's Day Nursery last inspected?
Feb 22, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St Anthony's Day Nursery cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St Anthony's Day Nursery 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 St Anthony's Day Nursery?
The licensee is Poor Clare Missionary Sisters, and the administrator listed with the state is Yadira Villalobos.
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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 191600630 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.