Long Beach Child Development Center
Long Beach Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 64 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 #70 of 124 centers in Long Beach and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above LPA observed area in play yard that needs to be barricaded and made inaccessible to children - area is obscured from supervision, green storage door is broken and unable to lock which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
(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 Exceedance. Water sources showing ALE have been shut off and children do not have access. Lead testing repairs will be completed by April 1, 2023 by replacing the galvanized pipes and change to copper. Also, install a low lead water fixture with a filter in order to correct the lead exceedance. Site Supervisor will send LPA an email This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on record review the licensee did not ensure water source at facility meet lead requirements. Lead test results showed that one water source has an action level exceedance of 7.2. LPA observed water sources are inaccessible to children. confirming correction by POC date 04/01/2023.
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Common questions
Does Long Beach Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Long Beach Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Long Beach Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Long Beach?
It is tied for #70 of 124 centers in Long Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Long Beach Child Development Center last inspected?
Mar 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Long Beach Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Long Beach 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 Long Beach Child Development Center?
The licensee is Long Beach Community Improvement League, and the administrator listed with the state is Marie Gaines.
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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 191670847 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.