Village Playgarden
Village Playgarden is a licensed child care center in Arcadia, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (3 of 7). 7 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on interview, record review, and observation, licensee violated Child #1's personal rights by allowing them to use non age appropriate play equipment, resulting in injury needing medical attention. This was an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of child in care.
Based on record review and interview, Licensee did not ensure that Child #3 had a Physician's Report completed as part of a Plan of Correction. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as they have not tested their water outlets (used for drinking and food prep) for lead exceedance which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as both Staff #1 and #2 are missing numberous forms required, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 4 of 5 Children Files, Child #1-3, & #5, did not have written medical assessment, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on Record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. This was assessed as a citation in error. All children files reviewed had immunization records.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 5 of 5 Chldren Files were missing signed LIC613A forms, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Has Village Playgarden had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 25, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
When was Village Playgarden last inspected?
May 12, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Village Playgarden cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Village Playgarden for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Arcadia, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today), $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) and $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Village Playgarden?
The licensee is Village Playgarden, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jasmine Partida.
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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 198021679 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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