Child Lane
Child Lane is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 124 centers in Long Beach and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Child Lane take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Child Lane had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Child Lane?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Child Lane compare with other daycares in Long Beach?
It is tied for #1 of 124 centers in Long Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Child Lane last inspected?
Feb 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Child Lane cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Child Lane for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Long Beach, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Child Lane?
The licensee is Child Lane, and the administrator listed with the state is Diane Payton.
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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 198007287 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.