Nature's Edge Child Development Center
Nature's Edge Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #53 of 124 centers in Long Beach and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and record review, the mandated reporter training expired or was not present in 2 staff files, 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.
About this center
Common questions
Does Nature's Edge Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Nature's Edge Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Nature's Edge Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Long Beach?
It is tied for #53 of 124 centers in Long Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Nature's Edge Child Development Center last inspected?
Mar 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Nature's Edge Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Nature's Edge 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 Nature's Edge Child Development Center?
The licensee is Kapila & Jaynathi Wimalartne, and the administrator listed with the state is Jayanthi Wimalaratne.
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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 198013871 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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