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Beginning Zone, The

5600 N. Paramount Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90805 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

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.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
1Type A citations
2Type B citations
1Inspections
1 of 4Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 12 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 21, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 28, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 28, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 18, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 16, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 22, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 21, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 13, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 29, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 7, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 4, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 24, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Other standards1
Health & medication1
Food & feeding1

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 28, 2026Case management visit (other)Other standards
THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 1 §1596.857(b)
(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.
Plan of correction due Apr 21, 2026
Type BJan 21, 2026Complaint investigationHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(a)
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
Plan of correction due Jan 21, 2026
Type AAug 13, 2024Case management visit (other)Food & feeding
Food service §101227(25)
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
Plan of correction due Aug 14, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedApr 28, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Mar 23, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedMar 18, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Dec 31, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedJan 21, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Jan 15, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
Staff did not notify a day care child's authorized representative of an incident in a timely manner
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedApr 22, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Mar 11, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity51 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 7, 2022
LicenseeElma Reynolds
AdministratorElma Reynolds
Phone(310) 347-1318
State facility #198400496

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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.

Licensed centers nearby

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.