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The Academy At Manhattan Beach · Preschool, Manhattan Beach

1114 22nd Street, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 · Los Angeles County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jun 3, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

The Academy At Manhattan Beach was a licensed child care center in Manhattan Beach, CA, licensed for up to 125 children. Its license closed around June 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 substantiated, and issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0Type A citations
3Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 30, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMay 21, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 13, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 9, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundMar 17, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 14, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 14, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 5, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 20, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork1
Caregiver conduct1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BJun 9, 2023InspectionRecords & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(a)(1)
Based on observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 out of 62 parents did not sign their child in on the sign/out sheets which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 30, 2023
Type BMar 14, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223
(2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations... Child #1 was hit and scractched multiple times by child#2 while in care. 1 Director and staff will review a video pertaining to the Personal Rights of Children on the Dept. website (www.ccld.ca.gov). Each staff will provide a statement of Child #1 and Child #2 no longer are attending the facility, therefore there is no longer a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. However Staff must remain in compliance at all times. their takeaway or understanding of the video and the Director will provide a sign in sheet along with the short summaries from each staff member to the LPA by 03/20/23.
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2023
Type BMar 14, 2023Case management visit (incident)Building & playground safety
Indoor activity space §101238.3(b)
The floors of all rooms shall have a surface that is safe and clean. Due to LPA observing in the classroom a rug on the floor that was a tripping hazard and unsafe for children in care. This is a potiential health and safety risk to children in care. 1 During Inspection the rug was taken up from the classroom floor and a photo of the new child proof rug will be emailed to LPA by POC date if facility plans to replace space with a rug.
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedMar 14, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Dec 14, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Personal Rights - Day care child(ren) was punched, hit and scratched by another child on multiple occasions while in care.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity125 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceMar 2, 2018
ClosedJun 3, 2026
LicenseeBright Horizons Children's Centers LLC.
Last administratorSylvia Ruiz
State facility #197493688

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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 197493688 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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