Christ Lutheran Infant Center
Christ Lutheran Infant Center is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 9 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. 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 tied for #56 of 124 centers in Long Beach and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedence 1 LPA Birks observed the Director had the playground water fountain removed and plumbing capped. Citation is cleared 11/4/2022. This requirement was not met as evidence by record review. Lead test results revealed one water source had an action level exceedence. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care. Note: Staff indicated that the fountain was never is use due to Covid protocols. 8
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About this center
Common questions
Does Christ Lutheran Infant Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Christ Lutheran Infant Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Christ Lutheran Infant Center compare with other daycares in Long Beach?
It is tied for #56 of 124 centers in Long Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Christ Lutheran Infant Center last inspected?
Sep 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Christ Lutheran Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Christ Lutheran Infant Center 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 Christ Lutheran Infant Center?
The licensee is Christ Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Lisa Clinton.
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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 198001757 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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