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Gates Street Early Education Center

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Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

2306 Thomas Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031

Visit website ↗(323) 222-0277Directions ↗Licensed for 114
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Licensing & safety record

Citations on file
4
2 serious (Type A)
Complaint visits
2
Last visit
4/17/2025
Total visits
14

Citations are part of routine licensing oversight and range from minor (Type B) to serious (Type A). A citation alone doesn't mean a program is unsafe — read the full reports for context.

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-09-29). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Gates Street Early Education Center is a preschool that emphasizes play-based exploration, social-emotional growth, and early literacy in an inclusive environment. The center offers outdoor learning experiences and a dual language program that honors students' home languages while building academic foundations in English.

Philosophy
The center creates an inclusive, nurturing, and empowering early learning community through play-based exploration and developmentally appropriate practices. It supports the whole child—socially, emotionally, academically, and creatively—while embracing bilingualism and biliteracy as powerful assets. Nature is incorporated as a powerful classroom for discovery, problem-solving, and creativity.

Programs

  • •Play-based exploration
  • •Dual language program
  • •Outdoor learning
  • •Social-emotional growth
  • •Early literacy
  • •S.T.E.A.M.

Highlights

  • ✓Dual language program honoring home languages
  • ✓Intentional outdoor learning experiences
  • ✓Inclusive community celebrating diversity
  • ✓Play-based, developmentally appropriate practices

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Summarized by AI from the preschool's own website (Jun 23, 2026). Not written or verified by PreschoolWise — confirm details directly with the program.

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