Torrance Tykes Preschool @ Wood Elementary
Torrance Tykes Preschool @ Wood Elementary is a licensed child care center in Torrance, CA, licensed for up to 38 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 41 centers in Torrance and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Torrance Tykes Preschool @ Wood Elementary take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Torrance Tykes Preschool @ Wood Elementary had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Torrance Tykes Preschool @ Wood Elementary compare with other daycares in Torrance?
It is tied for #1 of 41 centers in Torrance by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Torrance Tykes Preschool @ Wood Elementary last inspected?
Nov 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Torrance Tykes Preschool @ Wood Elementary cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Torrance Tykes Preschool @ Wood Elementary for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Torrance, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Torrance Tykes Preschool @ Wood Elementary?
The licensee is Torrance Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Katie Schenkelberg.
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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 197415538 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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