History
Little Flower Missionary House was founded in 1929 by Mother Maria Luisa Josefa, Foundress of the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles. (On the left in the above picture). The Sisters were asked by the Catholic Welfare Bureau to care for young girls from broken homes. They placed this new home under the patronage of Saint Therese of Lisieux,a young Carmelite nun who called herself the Little Flower of Jesus.
In 1943 the location in Saint Patrick's parish on 34th Street was no longer suitable for such a home and it was necessary for the Sisters to find another place. Sister Margarita Maria (On right in the above picture)found a house at 2434 Gates Street in Sacred Heart parish in the Lincoln Heights area of Los Angeles.
With time, and the help of many friends, additional buildings were constructed and forty boarders were accommodated in the new facilities. The young girls attended schools in the area until the Sisters were able to open their own grade school called Little Flower of Jesus, in honor of St. Therese of the Child Jesus.
In 1954 a new complex with a chapel, dining room and other facilities replaced the oringinal house.
In 1970, to meet changing needs, Little Flower became a child care center
providing formation, education and day care for boys an girls from two and a
half to six years of age. The capacity of the school was expanded and at
present has eleven classrooms and a computer lab.