YMCA of Metro La Ketchum- Downtown 8th St Preschoo
YMCA of Metro La Ketchum- Downtown 8th St Preschoo is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. 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 495 centers in Los Angeles and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does YMCA of Metro La Ketchum- Downtown 8th St Preschoo take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has YMCA of Metro La Ketchum- Downtown 8th St Preschoo had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does YMCA of Metro La Ketchum- Downtown 8th St Preschoo 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 YMCA of Metro La Ketchum- Downtown 8th St Preschoo last inspected?
May 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YMCA of Metro La Ketchum- Downtown 8th St Preschoo cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA of Metro La Ketchum- Downtown 8th St Preschoo 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 YMCA of Metro La Ketchum- Downtown 8th St Preschoo?
The licensee is YMCA Of Metropolitan Los Angeles- Gwen Bagley, and the administrator listed with the state is Gabriela Torres.
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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 198018794 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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