Ranked among the top 10 childcare centers in El Monte. Fewer than half of all centers in the city reach this level across our full 11-dimension scoring.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in El Monte. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
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Burdick's School for Little Children in El Monte, California is a CCLD Day Care Center and Infant Center licensed for ages 6 weeks through 6 years (License #198021815, newly relicensed April 2026). Operating since the 1970s, it has demonstrated exceptional longevity serving El Monte families with flexible hours from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, accommodating early-shift working parents. A majority of the 17 Yelp reviews highlight a clean, welcoming facility where teachers actively engage in instruction rather than relying on screen time. However, the center's 3.5-star Yelp rating reflects a meaningful minority of one-star reviews citing supervision concerns and unexplained incidents; additionally, its CCLD inspection record includes two Type A citations indicating past conditions posing immediate health or safety risk. Families considering enrollment should review the full CCLD records and weigh the majority positive testimony against documented citation history.
Safety4.0
Curriculum6.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care7.0
Kindergarten readiness5.0
Teacher quality6.0
Compassion6.0
Management5.0
Culture6.0
Extracurriculars5.0
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