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Long Beach Community Improvement League · Preschool, Signal Hill

2399 California Avenue,suite A, Signal Hill, CA 90755 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Long Beach Community Improvement League is a licensed child care center in Signal Hill, CA, licensed for up to 112 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1594 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 72%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #1594 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County
1Type A citations
3Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 2Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 19, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 12, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 19, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundAug 13, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 13, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 12, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJul 12, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJan 5, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 19, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Food & feeding1
Staff ratios1

Citations, newest first

Type ASep 19, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(g)
Based on inspection and observation, LPA observed clorox wipes and disinfectant spray on the counter in ROOM B accessible to children, the licensee did not comply with the section cited abovewhich poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 19, 2025
Type BSep 19, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(f)(1)
Based on inspection and observation, the playyard garbage bin did not have a tight-fitting lid, 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 Sep 30, 2025
Type BAug 13, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Food & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(1)(19)
Facility Representative, Dr. Khleghi presented signed memo between administration and cook with instructions on proper maintenance of facility refrigerators, organization, and prompt disposal of expired items. Facitility did not discard expired items from freezer which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 13, 2025
Type BAug 6, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Staff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation.childhood education or child development, or This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Executive Director states that she will have all staff sign a memo confirming their understandingof the teacher child ratio. Executive Director, Dr. Khaleighi states she will email to LPA White a copy on or before POC date. Facility did not meet the requirement of separating preschool and shool age children. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Aug 8, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 13, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jun 24, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJan 5, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Oct 19, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity112 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 16, 2004
LicenseeLong Beach Community Improvement League
AdministratorLaura Sidney
Phone(562) 989-5766
State facility #198010584

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Common questions

Does Long Beach Community Improvement League take infants?

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

Has Long Beach Community Improvement League had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 19, 2025, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Long Beach Community Improvement League?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Long Beach Community Improvement League compare with other daycares in Los Angeles County?

It is tied for #1594 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Long Beach Community Improvement League last inspected?

Sep 19, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Long Beach Community Improvement League cost?

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

Who runs Long Beach Community Improvement League?

The licensee is Long Beach Community Improvement League, and the administrator listed with the state is Laura Sidney.

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 198010584 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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