YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Harding
YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Harding is a licensed child care center in Sylmar, CA, licensed for up to 70 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. 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 15 centers in Sylmar and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Harding take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Harding had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Harding compare with other daycares in Sylmar?
It is tied for #1 of 15 centers in Sylmar by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Harding last inspected?
Sep 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Harding cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA of Metro La/North Valley Harding for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Sylmar, 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/North Valley Harding?
The licensee is YMCA Of Metropolitan Los Angeles, and the administrator listed with the state is Veronica Espinoza.
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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 197401223 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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