St. Helen Pre-kinder
St. Helen Pre-kinder is a licensed child care center in South Gate, CA, licensed for up to 18 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 #10 of 15 centers in South Gate and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 0 out of 1 persons di not have current mandated reporter certificate which poses 1 a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA interview, Principal states they have not yet had their water sources for drinking or food prep tested for lead. This poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does St. Helen Pre-kinder take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Helen Pre-kinder had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does St. Helen Pre-kinder compare with other daycares in South Gate?
It is tied for #10 of 15 centers in South Gate 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 St. Helen Pre-kinder last inspected?
Sep 26, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Helen Pre-kinder cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Helen Pre-kinder 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 St. Helen Pre-kinder?
The licensee is St. Helen Catholic School, and the administrator listed with the state is Claudia Sandoval.
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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 198014458 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.