Seal Beach Playgroup, INC

151 Marina Drive, Seal Beach, CA 90740 · Orange County

Child care center (preschool)

Seal Beach Playgroup, INC is a licensed child care center in Seal Beach, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1974. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 5 centers in Seal Beach and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations

Tied for #1 of 5 centers in Seal Beach

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

2Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 19, 2025

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity21 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceOct 29, 1974

LicenseeSeal Beach Playgroup, INC.

AdministratorIwami Candace

Phone(562) 285-3481

State facility #300600878

Common questions

Does Seal Beach Playgroup, INC take infants?

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

Has Seal Beach Playgroup, INC had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Seal Beach Playgroup, INC compare with other daycares in Seal Beach?

It is tied for #1 of 5 centers in Seal Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Seal Beach Playgroup, INC last inspected?

Dec 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Seal Beach Playgroup, INC cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Seal Beach Playgroup, INC for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Seal Beach, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Seal Beach Playgroup, INC?

The licensee is Seal Beach Playgroup, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Iwami Candace.

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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 300600878 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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