La Marina Preschool
La Marina Preschool is a licensed child care center in Manhattan Beach, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
101238(a) Buildings and Grounds The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director hired companies to patched the leaks in ceiling and replaced the carpet in both infant rooms on 2/23/204 and 2/24/2024. Director submitted work order receipts. LPA observed the carpet wet and facility ceiling leaking in the infant room at time of visit on 2/212024. Parents and staff also stated the ceiling was leaking. If not corrected this possess a potential risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Allegation: Physical Plant - Facility is in disrepair
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About this center
Common questions
Does La Marina Preschool take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has La Marina Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about La Marina Preschool?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was La Marina Preschool last inspected?
Feb 21, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does La Marina Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Marina Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Manhattan Beach, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs La Marina Preschool?
The licensee is La Marina Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Bibiana Aguilera.
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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 197418714 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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