Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach · Infant Center, Long Beach
Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #111 of 124 centers in Long Beach and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Based on Interviews conducted with current and former facility staff, Staff 1 was observed using inappropriate language when adressing children in care on more than one occasion. This poses an immediate risk to children in care.
Child #1's individualized health care plan not being followed. Child #1 was provided a food item that they were allergic to which required Child #1 needing medical attention which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
observation and record review indicating that Child #1 exceeds the age requirement in which the facility is licensed for which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff spoke inappropriately towards the daycare children.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 12, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach compare with other daycares in Long Beach?
It is #111 of 124 centers in Long Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach last inspected?
Jul 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach 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 Educare Los Angeles at Long Beach?
The licensee is Long Beach Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Harris.
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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 198019906 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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