St. Anthony Preschool
St. Anthony Preschool is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 39 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 #102 of 124 centers in Long Beach and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above: Facility is in the process of hiring a Director however it has been moere than 30 days which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
On 8/27/2021 LPA observed staff #4 and a teacher with 17 childeren. Staff #3 does not have the six early childhood education units to assist a teacher with 17. The maximum amount staff #3 can assist with is 15 children. This is an immediate risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does St. Anthony Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has St. Anthony Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 23, 2021, for staff health screening and personnel requirements. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does St. Anthony Preschool compare with other daycares in Long Beach?
It is tied for #102 of 124 centers in Long 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 St. Anthony Preschool last inspected?
Dec 5, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does St. Anthony Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Anthony Preschool 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 St. Anthony Preschool?
The licensee is St. Anthony Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Norma Hendle.
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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 198001941 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.