Der Kindergarden Preschool
Der Kindergarden Preschool is a licensed child care center in Manhattan Beach, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. 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 #7 of 18 centers in Manhattan Beach and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 employees did not have immunizations in their file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Der Kindergarden Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Der Kindergarden Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Der Kindergarden Preschool compare with other daycares in Manhattan Beach?
It is tied for #7 of 18 centers in Manhattan Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Der Kindergarden Preschool last inspected?
Feb 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Der Kindergarden Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Der Kindergarden Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Manhattan Beach, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Der Kindergarden Preschool?
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 191671378 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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