Launching Pad, The
Launching Pad, The is a licensed child care center in Redondo Beach, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 3 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Redondo Beach and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Does Launching Pad, The take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Launching Pad, The had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Launching Pad, The?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Launching Pad, The compare with other daycares in Redondo Beach?
It is tied for #1 of 17 centers in Redondo Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Launching Pad, The last inspected?
Mar 30, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Launching Pad, The cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Launching Pad, The for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Redondo Beach, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Launching Pad, The?
The licensee is Bright Horizons LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Margaret Wood.
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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 197419836 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.