Beach Babies #2
Beach Babies #2 is a licensed child care center in Manhattan Beach, CA, licensed for up to 153 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 18 centers in Manhattan Beach and better than 61% of licensed centers statewide.
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Common questions
Does Beach Babies #2 take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Beach Babies #2 had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Beach Babies #2?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Beach Babies #2 compare with other daycares in Manhattan Beach?
It is #6 of 18 centers in Manhattan Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 61% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Beach Babies #2 last inspected?
Apr 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Beach Babies #2 cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Beach Babies #2 for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Manhattan Beach, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Beach Babies #2?
The licensee is Beach Babies, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Laurie Marsden.
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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 197407903 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.