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Little Sunshine House Child Development Center

1814 E. 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90813 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Little Sunshine House Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 23 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #99 of 124 centers in Long Beach and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 76%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #99 of 124 centers in Long Beach
0Type A citations
5Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 2, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 14, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 2, 2025 · Inspection · no citationNov 9, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 13, 2023 · Inspection · no citationNov 2, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 18, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Supervision1
Health & medication1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BJul 14, 2025Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interviews, facility did not prevent Child #1 from being bitten multiple times, which poses a potential health and safety risk or personal rights risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 15, 2025
Type BNov 9, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level.(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedence The facility has scheduled repair of the drinking faucet for December 1, 2023. Work would be completed in January 4, 2024. Director provided LPA a copy of the scheduled work to be done at the facility. Per Director, faucet will be retested once work has been completed. This requirement was not met as evidence by record review. Lead test results showed that one water source had an action level exceedence of 6.8. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care. LPA Navarro observed the drinking fountain outside was made inaccessible with a plastic bag and has been shut off. 8
Plan of correction due Nov 9, 2023
Type BNov 2, 2022Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
(b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedence The facility will provide a written statement on their plan to continue to ensure that the water source will not be used as a drinking or food preparation source by the POC date of 12/02/22. This requirement was not met as evidence by record review. Lead test results showed that one water source had an action level exceedence of 6.8. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care. LPA Navarro observed the drinking fountain outside was made inaccessible with a plastic 8 bag and tape and was also shut off.
Plan of correction due Dec 2, 2022
Type BMay 18, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Staff #2 and Staff #4 did not have proof of immunization against pertussis, and measles on file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 18, 2022
Type BMay 18, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Staff #2 and Staff #4 did not have a health screening on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 18, 2022

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Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJul 14, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jun 20, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Staff did not prevent child from biting another child
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity23 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 5, 2008
LicenseeLittle Sunshine House Child Dev Ctr, LLC
AdministratorBeatriz Rodriguez
Phone(562) 209-4406
State facility #198014010

Common questions

Does Little Sunshine House Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Little Sunshine House Child Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Little Sunshine House Child Development Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Little Sunshine House Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Long Beach?

It is tied for #99 of 124 centers in Long Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Little Sunshine House Child Development Center last inspected?

Apr 2, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Little Sunshine House Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Sunshine House Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Long Beach, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Little Sunshine House Child Development Center?

The licensee is Little Sunshine House Child Dev Ctr, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Beatriz Rodriguez.

Licensed centers nearby

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 198014010 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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