Daycares in Harbor City, CA

All 20 licensed child care facilities in Harbor City, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

20licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

90%with a clean record

2with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	ALAMAN FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
2	CARPENTER & KENDRICK FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME	4.6★	None	14
3	HAPPY TOTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL & INFANT CENTER1518 PACIFIC COAST HWY.	4.6★	None	34
4	HAPPY TOTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL & INFANT CENTER1518 PACIFIC COAST HWY	4.6★	None	8
5	HENRY FAMILY DAY CARE	4.6★	None	14
6	LARA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
7	ORTEGA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
8	SANDOVAL FAMILY DAY CARE	4.6★	None	14
9	VOA/HARBOR EARLY HEAD START1081 W. 257TH STREET	4.6★	None	32
10	VOA/LOS COLORES HEAD START25621 SO. NORMANDIE AVENUE	4.6★	None	39
11	DODD FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
12	HAPPY TOTS MONTESSORI INFANT CENTER25405 NORMANDIE AVE	4.5★	None	12
13	HAPPY TOTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL25405 NORMANDIE AVENUE	4.5★	None	38
14	LEE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
15	LEE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
16	PRESIDENT AVE. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1465 W 243RD STREET	4.4★	None	16
17	JIMENEZ LEPE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.3★	None	14
18	PINES CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL25200 S WESTERN AVENUE	4.3★	None	70
19	NORMONT EARLY EDUCATION CENTER25028 PETROLEUM AVE	4.0★	2 · 1 high-risk	164
20	JOYFUL LAND PRESCHOOL25500 S. VERMONT AVENUE	3.9★	2 · 2 high-risk	80

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.