Manhattan Academy · Infant Center, Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Academy is a licensed child care center in Manhattan Beach, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #13 of 18 centers in Manhattan Beach and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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101430(a)(3)(E)Notwithstanding Section 101230, the following shall apply: (3) All infants shall be given the opportunity to sleep without distraction... (E) If an infant falls asleep before being placed in a crib, staff shall move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. 1 Director went over Infant and Toddler Center Regulations regarding safe sleep on 08/27/2024 and 9/20/2024. Director will send LPA a summary of what was disccusesed in staff development training with the signatures of all the staff that attended Based on interview statements from staff and LPA’s observation of an infant sleeping environment the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that facility staff allowed infants to fall asleep on Boppies instead of moving infants to a crib, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 12 staff members did not have immunizations on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Allegation - Personal Rights - Facility is not following safe sleep guidelines.
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Common questions
Does Manhattan Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Manhattan Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 26, 2024, for infant care activities. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Manhattan Academy?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Manhattan Academy compare with other daycares in Manhattan Beach?
It is tied for #13 of 18 centers in Manhattan Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Manhattan Academy last inspected?
Mar 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Manhattan Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Manhattan Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Manhattan Beach, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Manhattan Academy?
The licensee is Manhattan Academy, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Shannon Robley.
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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 197417301 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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