Der Kinder Garden Infant Center
Der Kinder Garden Infant Center is a licensed child care center in Manhattan Beach, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, both of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 18 centers in Manhattan Beach and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers.
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101430 Infant Care Activities (A) Staff shall place infants up to 12 months of age on their backs for sleeping.(1)This requirement shall not apply if the infant has a written medical exemption from a licensed physician that allows for an alternative sleep position...This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 The Director will review Title 22 section 101430 and the Anatomy of Baby: Sleeping on Back vs, Stomach and provide a statement regarding your understanding of the material. Director will also train staff on safe sleep practices and send to LPA by POC date. During staff interviews, S2 stated she placed the infant on her stomach for a few minutes, to make sure the infant would go back to sleep. If not corrected, this poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 9 employees are missing TB test results in their files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 out of 9 employees are missing immunizations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101439.1(F)Cribs shall be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows.(3)There shall be no objects hanging above or attached to the side of the crib. This requirement was not met as evidence based on LPA's observation of infant safe sleep environment. LPA observed 1 Director agreed to review PIN 20-24-CCP Safe Sleep Regulations to ensure the facility is in compliance. Director will provide copies of PIN 20-24-CCP to staff to review and will provide copies with staff signatures to LPA by 1/30/2024. 2 infants sleeping with bibs on and a hanging toy device over an empty pack n play. In addition S1 and S2 acknowledge and stated that a blanket was placed in a pack n' play while infant was sleep which poses an immediate health, safety, risk to children in care.
(1) Each infant shall be constantly supervised and under direct visual observation...(2)Sleeping infant(s) shall be directly observed by sight and sound at all times...Staff shall physically check on sleeping infant(s) every 15 minutes and document the following... 1 Director agreed to review CCR 101429 and Safe Sleep Log with staff. Staff will implement safe sleep logs as soon as possible and send proof of correction to LPA by POC date. This requirement was not met as evidenced based on LPA's record review. LPA asked to review sleeping logs and Director stated the did not have 15 minute logs. This poses a risk to children in care if not corrected. 8
(A)Staff shall place infants up to 12 month of age on their backs for sleeping. This requirement shall not apply if the infant has a written...(1)This requirement shall not apply if the infant has a written medical exemption from a licensed physician... 1 Director will have Authorized Representative complete LIC 9227 for all infants with the ability to roll and place in infants file by POC date. This requirement was not met as evidenced based on LPA's record review. LPA did not observed LIC 9227 in infant file. This poses a risk to children in care if not corrected. 8
Complaint investigations
Allegation:: Personal Rights - Staff do not follow infant safe sleep practices.
Allegation: Personal Rights- Staff did not provide a safe sleeping environment for infants.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Der Kinder Garden Infant Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Der Kinder Garden Infant Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 18, 2025, for infant care activities. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Der Kinder Garden Infant Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Der Kinder Garden Infant Center compare with other daycares in Manhattan Beach?
It is #16 of 18 centers in Manhattan Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Der Kinder Garden Infant Center last inspected?
Mar 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Der Kinder Garden Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Der Kinder Garden Infant Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Manhattan Beach, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Der Kinder Garden Infant Center?
The licensee is Judith Hassoldt, and the administrator listed with the state is Tarisha Jayasuriya.
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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 191602514 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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