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Kidz First Academy

5253 Los Coyotes Diagonal, Long Beach, CA 90815 · Los Angeles County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jun 7, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Kidz First Academy was a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 85 children. Its license closed around June 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 substantiated, and issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

2Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Nov 4, 2025 · Inspection · no citationOct 28, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 6, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundJul 11, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 11, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 28, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 21, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Caregiver conduct1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 28, 2025Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3
Director states she will review proposals from plumbing companies on how to repair Drinking Fountain C by the POC date. Director understands that if Drinking Fountain C is replaced, it will need to be retested for PPB levels in order to fulfill correction. Director will inform LPA when correction is On 08/18/25 licensee failed to maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level for water lead testing resulting with values of 5.5 ppb or greater for Drinking Fountain C. Water testing results identified with Action Level Exceedance as defined in WD section 101700.3. are not deemed safe to drink. 8 completed. Licensee states will send informative letter via Brightwheel app to parents of children
Plan of correction due Nov 26, 2025
Type BNov 6, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on interview conducted, Director states she has not scheduled the center's drinking water tested for lead contamination levels which poses an potential health, safety, and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 15, 2024
Type AJul 11, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)(3)
LPA received corroborated disclosure that a staffmember yelled at children in a loud harsh tone to get them to follow instruction. This is an immediate risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 11, 2023
Type AJul 11, 2023Complaint investigationTraining & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(C)(1)
Staff #4 supervised children alone for approximately 1 month without having proof of ECE units 1 Director Lozano indicated that staff #4 no longer supervisies the classroom and works in an Aide role under a teacher until she completes education requirements. LPA observed this to be true during inspection. LPA also received disclosure that fingerprint cleared Church staff provided childcare on at least one occasion for approximately 15-20 minutes during a staff meeting at the facility. This is an immediate risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 11, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJul 11, 2023Complaint investigationreceived May 18, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedJul 11, 2023Complaint investigationreceived May 18, 2023
Substantiated allegations:
Staff yells at day care children.
Unqualified staff
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity85 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceOct 8, 1994
ClosedJun 7, 2026
LicenseeFirst Church Of The Nazarene Of Long Beach
Last administratorKatherine Lozano
State facility #191602122

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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 191602122 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.