Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Hawthorne. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Hawthorne. This dimension weighs staff tenure, qualifications, warmth reported in parent reviews, and consistency of care across classrooms.
Best Curriculum
Earned the highest curriculum score in Hawthorne. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Most Compassionate
Earned the highest compassion score in Hawthorne. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Hawthorne. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Best K-Ready
Earned the highest kindergarten-readiness score in Hawthorne. This dimension reflects pre-literacy, pre-math, and school-readiness preparation reported by parents and visible in the curriculum.
Full Ranking Detail
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Humble Hearts Academy is a small boutique CCLD-licensed infant and preschool center at 13325 Hawthorne Blvd in Hawthorne, serving infants through age five with a bilingual English/Spanish immersion curriculum. Founded in 2016, the center has earned a stellar 5.0 Yelp rating based on 39+ recent reviews, with parents consistently praising the staff's responsiveness and warm care; the program features organic, home-cooked meals, twice-daily outdoor play, dance and music enrichment, and daily parent updates via the Brightwheel app. Comprehensive learning is supported through play-based, curiosity-driven themes and structured developmental activities. The intimate boutique setting—licensed for just seven children—fosters close relationships but limits peer socialization and requires early enrollment planning, and prospective families should review CCLD records regarding four Type B citations issued in September 2025.
Safety5.0
Curriculum7.0
Art / Music6.0
Infant care7.0
Kindergarten readiness6.0
Teacher quality7.0
Compassion8.0
Management6.0
Culture7.0
Extracurriculars7.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Play-based, curiosity-driven learning where teachers facilitate activities around themed topics (water, dinosaurs, outer space). Integrates a bilingual Spanish immersion approach throughout the environment.
Programs & activities: Programs for infants (6-23 months), toddlers (2-3), and preschool/TK (3-5). Enrichment includes outdoor play twice daily, dance and music, practical life skills, social-emotional development, and a virtual 'Preschool at Home' option.
What sets it apart: Security cameras in all rooms; healthy meals cooked on-site at no extra cost using organic ingredients when possible; BrightWheel parent app; tuition support options; described as a home-away-from-home in Hawthorne, CA.
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Best Teachers
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Best Curriculum
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Most Compassionate
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest compassion score in Hawthorne. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.</span>
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Best Infant Care
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest infant care score in Hawthorne. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.</span>
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest kindergarten-readiness score in Hawthorne. This dimension reflects pre-literacy, pre-math, and school-readiness preparation reported by parents and visible in the curriculum.</span>
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