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Little Angels Montessori · Preschool, Long Beach

3400 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807 · Los Angeles County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Sep 16, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Little Angels Montessori was a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 90 children. Its license closed around September 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 substantiated, and issued 14 citations, 3 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

3Type A citations
11Type B citations
2Inspections
2 of 2Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 9, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 28, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 23, 2025 · Inspection · no citationNov 27, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 17, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundFeb 6, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 19, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 30, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundNov 2, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication3
Building & playground safety3
Supervision2
Training & qualifications2
Food & feeding1
Records & paperwork1
Staff ratios1
Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type BAug 28, 2025Case management visit (other)Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(1)(B)
Based LPAs on observations and interview were Child #1 1 Per director, chidren medication will be given back to parents by end of business day 08/28/25. medication contain two syringes with liquid, that was labeled "Benadryl" with an expiration date 04/2024. Child #1 left the facility on 08/27/25, therefore this posed an immdiate health and safety risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 29, 2025
Type BAug 28, 2025Case management visit (other)Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(6)
per director interview 1 Per director, chidren medication will be given back to parents by end of business day 08/28/25. and record review Child 1, 2, and 3 no longer attend the facility. This posed an immdiate health and safety risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 29, 2025
Type BAug 28, 2025Case management visit (other)Food & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(18)
LPAs observations, at 10:55am LPA's observed a 1 Corrected during inspection. Terminix was called and arrived at 1:58pm. Invoice was collected. "brown-banded cockroach," in the corner of the kitchen. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 28, 2025
Type BAug 28, 2025Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(i)
observations and directors statement. Per Director, parents use children's restroom. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 28, 2025
Type BJul 17, 2024Case management visit (licensee initiated)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(c)
Based on observations Licensee made structural changes to the licensed open concept classroom without notifying the department. Based on measurements taken during today's inspection the square fooptage for the preschool and toddler component has decreased. This posed an immdiate health and safety risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 18, 2024
Type BJul 17, 2024Case management visit (licensee initiated)Building & playground safety
Infant fixtures, furniture and equipment §101439(h)(4)
Observation and interview. 1 Director stated that she will have the sink replaced.
Plan of correction due Jul 24, 2024
Type BJul 17, 2024Case management visit (licensee initiated)Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Observation and interview.
Plan of correction due Jul 24, 2024
Type AJan 19, 2024Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(b)
Based on LPA inspection, observing napping children, physical count of children, 1 The center will go through all staff files and obtain the credential and qualifications for all staff - teachers and teachers aides as listed on Title 22 101216.2 Teacher Aide Qualifications and Duties . When complete, LPA when come to review files. For Ratio issues: The center will ensure that all staff review of teacher assistant qualifications and teacher child ratio observation, LPA observed 15 children ages 18 months to 2 years old with one unqualified teacher assistant. THe licensee did not follow the regulation above which poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights Risk to children in care. are qualified for teacher aides and fully qualified teachers. To resolve the ratio issue, the center is short of staff and needs to organize schedules and qualified staff to supervise children during all hours of the day.
Plan of correction due Jan 19, 2024
Type AJan 19, 2024Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)
Based on LPA witness statements obtained through interviews. The center will organize qualified staff and make sure there is coverage for illness, emergency absence, shift changes, parents picking children up late, staff breaks and lunches, accompanying children using the restroom, are covered properly. Make the necessary changes to provide proper supervision
Plan of correction due Jan 19, 2024
Type AJan 19, 2024Complaint investigationTraining & qualifications
Teacher aide qualifications §101216.2(e)
Based on LPA file reviews and observation at the center and witness statements, There are several staff members working at the center. 1 Center will review all staff qualifications and obtain the proper documentation for the files to ensure the teacher assistants are qualified. without proof of qualifications for teachers and teachers assistants. Which poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights Risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 19, 2024
Type BJan 19, 2024Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(A)(2)
Based on LPA observations, observing child with severe cough during naptime, Interviews and witness statements, the staff is allowed to come in the center when ill and children are allowed to have contact with other children while ill, which poses/posed a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights Risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 19, 2024
Type BOct 30, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation and record review, five staff need to renew the mandated reporter certificate, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 13, 2023
Type BOct 30, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on observation and record review, 12 staff were missing immunization records of various types, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 13, 2023
Type BOct 30, 2023InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(C)(3)
Based on observation and record review, center uses the Bright Wheel for tracking naps, the app does not have the 15 minute checks during napping logged, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 13, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedNov 27, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jul 24, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Licensee is not providing a safe environment for children
SubstantiatedJan 19, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Oct 25, 2023
Substantiated allegations:
Facility is operating out of ratio
Daycare children engaged in physical altercations with each other due to lack of supervision
4 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity90 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceNov 28, 2022
ClosedSep 16, 2025
LicenseeLittle Angels Preschool & Kindergarten DBA Lam
Last administratorAllison Christenson
State facility #198400646

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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 198400646 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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