Yasuragi Child Care Center
Yasuragi Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Gardena, CA, licensed for up to 62 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #17 of 20 centers in Gardena and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on LPA's observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that all the staff have expired Mandated Reporter Training which expired in April / May 2025. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA's observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Child #1 has an Epi-pen and other medication on the premises which does not have permission by the parent or authorized representative. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101223(a)(3)-Personal Rights-(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3)To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. 1 The Principal will submit a Plan of Correction to the department by 9/18/24. The Principal will meet with the staff regarding Personal Rights and submit proof of the meeting to the Department. Also, a Staff training will be conducted with the staff reviewing the CCL videos. In addition, a trainer will be hired.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above and does not have a recent copy of the Mandated Reporter Training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The last copy observed is 2018.
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights-Staff yelling at children
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About this center
Common questions
Does Yasuragi Child Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Yasuragi Child Care Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 17, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Yasuragi Child Care Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Yasuragi Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Gardena?
It is tied for #17 of 20 centers in Gardena by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Yasuragi Child Care Center last inspected?
Sep 9, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Yasuragi Child Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Yasuragi Child Care Center 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 Yasuragi Child Care Center?
The licensee is Naoko Takeda, and the administrator listed with the state is Akira Haga.
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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 197418792 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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