Manhattan Beach Unified Sch Dist.-child Dev. Ctrs.
Manhattan Beach Unified Sch Dist.-child Dev. Ctrs. is a licensed child care center in Manhattan Beach, CA, licensed for up to 390 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 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.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Based on staff interview statements, staff 1 disclosed she was responsible for leaving child in a locked classroom. C1 was without visual supervision, which poses an immediate health, safety and/or personal rights risk to the children in care.
101212 Reporting Requirements (d)...report shall be made to the Department...next working day... (1) Events reported...(C)Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director will review reporting requirements video and conduct a training with staff and write a summary of knowledge and understanding in regards to topic and submit to LPA by POC date. An unusual incident occurred on 3/14/2025 and the Director did not report the incident to CCLD. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Allegation: Neglect/Lack of Supervision - Staff left day care child locked in a classroom alone.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Manhattan Beach Unified Sch Dist.-child Dev. Ctrs. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Manhattan Beach Unified Sch Dist.-child Dev. Ctrs. had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 15, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Manhattan Beach Unified Sch Dist.-child Dev. Ctrs.?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Manhattan Beach Unified Sch Dist.-child Dev. Ctrs. 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 Beach Unified Sch Dist.-child Dev. Ctrs. last inspected?
Oct 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Manhattan Beach Unified Sch Dist.-child Dev. Ctrs. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Manhattan Beach Unified Sch Dist.-child Dev. Ctrs. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Manhattan Beach, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Manhattan Beach Unified Sch Dist.-child Dev. Ctrs.?
The licensee is Manhattan Beach Unified Sch. Dist. Child Dev. Ctrs, and the administrator listed with the state is Jacqueline O'Sullivan.
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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 197409477 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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