Collins State Preschool
Collins State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 25 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 #70 of 124 centers in Long Beach and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in did not have a menu posted or available for review, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Collins State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Collins State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Collins State Preschool compare with other daycares in Long Beach?
It is tied for #70 of 124 centers in Long Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Collins State Preschool last inspected?
Mar 27, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Collins State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Collins State Preschool 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 Collins State Preschool?
The licensee is Paramount Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Elida Garcia.
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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 198012202 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.