Beginning Zone, The
Beginning Zone, The is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 51 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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(b) No child day care facility shall discriminate or retaliate in any manner against any child or the parent or guardian of any child receiving services in the facility to...Based on record review and staff and parent interview, The Licensee admitted that they sent out message to parents. 1 The Facility Representative stated that they will conduct a formal meeting for all the enrolled families to clarify and discuss Parent Rights to file a complaint with the department, and discuss the facilities open door policy. The facility shall The Licensee failed to refrain from relation or intimidation against a parent who lodged a complaint with the department, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 provide department with copy of agenda, signed attendance, and any handouts to LPA Dunlap on or before May 28, 2026.
Based on Interviews conducted and video evidence observed, Child #1 fell and sustained cut on mouth that cause bleeding. The facility did not immediately inform authorized representative posing a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care
Food Service: The food-preparation area shall not be used for:(A) Children's play activities, unless such activities are part of a supervised food-education program. (C)A passageway for children while the area is being used for food preparation or service. LPAs observed a Child #1 in the 1 Fixed during inspection. Director removed child from the kitchen and closed the kitchen door. kitchen. The kitchen has commercials size appliances, such as stove, refrigerators, commercial food warmer, and knives. Photos were taken. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Staff did not notify a day care child's authorized representative of an incident in a timely manner
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Common questions
Does Beginning Zone, The take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Beginning Zone, The had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 13, 2024, for food service. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Beginning Zone, The?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Beginning Zone, The last inspected?
Jan 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Beginning Zone, The cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Beginning Zone, The for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Long Beach, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Beginning Zone, The?
The licensee is Elma Reynolds, and the administrator listed with the state is Elma Reynolds.
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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 198400496 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.