Lbusd Beach Head Start
Lbusd Beach Head Start is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 8 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #84 of 124 centers in Long Beach and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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the facility not having a 15 minute sleeping log that checks for labored breathing, signs of distress, flushed skin color, increase body temperature, & restlessness. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Licensee had individual meetings with staff in Child #1's classroom as well as a group meeting with staff. Safety and supervision procedures were discussed with all staff including Staff #3. interviews and documentation obtained indicating that Child #1 had access to Staff #3's cup and may or may have not drank out of it. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Lbusd Beach Head Start take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Lbusd Beach Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Lbusd Beach Head Start compare with other daycares in Long Beach?
It is tied for #84 of 124 centers in Long Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Lbusd Beach Head Start last inspected?
Sep 8, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lbusd Beach Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lbusd Beach Head Start 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 Lbusd Beach Head Start?
The licensee is Long Beach Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Kimberly Young & Tina East.
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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 198019033 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.