University Gardens Child Development Center
University Gardens Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. 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 495 centers in Los Angeles and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does University Gardens Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has University Gardens Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about University Gardens Child Development Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does University Gardens Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles?
It is tied for #1 of 495 centers in Los Angeles by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was University Gardens Child Development Center last inspected?
Sep 10, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does University Gardens Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask University Gardens Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs University Gardens Child Development Center?
The licensee is Usc School For Early Childhood Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Joanna Williams.
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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 198009710 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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