Chalk Preschool of Hermosa Beach · Preschool, Hermosa Beach
Chalk Preschool of Hermosa Beach was a licensed child care center in Hermosa Beach, CA, licensed for up to 30 children. Its license closed around March 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it once and issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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Parents were notified to pick up the children under the age of 2 years old that are in care immediately. The facility was reminded to cease enrollment of children under 2 years old immediately. LPA observed the children under 2 years old being picked up from the facility while the inspection was LPA observed 2 children under the age of 2 years old at the facility. The facility failed to complete plan of correction due on 3/10/2025. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care. being conducted. Request Denied
On 03/13/2025, LPA did not observe the Notice of Site Visit (LIC9163) issued on 03/06/2025 posted on the facility’s parent board. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
LPA Risher reviewed children's files and did not observe the LIC9224 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Report. This poses a potential risk to the health & safety of the children in care.
The facility will cease the care of children enrolled under the age of 2 years old until the approval of the new license is issued. The Director and Assistant Director will take the Operations and Record Keeping Orientation. The facility is caring for children under 2 years of age prior to obtaining license approval. LPAs observed 3 children present in the facility under the age of 2 years old. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
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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 197495270 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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