YMCA of Metro La/Downey Gallatin
YMCA of Metro La/Downey Gallatin is a licensed child care center in Downey, CA, licensed for up to 73 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. 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 17 centers in Downey and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does YMCA of Metro La/Downey Gallatin take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has YMCA of Metro La/Downey Gallatin had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does YMCA of Metro La/Downey Gallatin compare with other daycares in Downey?
It is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Downey by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was YMCA of Metro La/Downey Gallatin last inspected?
May 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YMCA of Metro La/Downey Gallatin cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA of Metro La/Downey Gallatin for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Downey, was $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs YMCA of Metro La/Downey Gallatin?
The licensee is YMCA Of Metropolitan Los Angeles, and the administrator listed with the state is Kendra Bunche Parker.
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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 198015380 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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