Child care center and school-age care center · Signal Hill, California
Long Beach Community Improvement League
Signal Hill · Licensed for 141 children · licensed since 2004
Preschools aren’t tested, scored or ranked.
Licensed since 2004. No serious violations in 10 state visits to its center licence.
Common questions
Is it licensed?
Yes: an active child care center licence, no. 198010584, first issued August 16, 2004. It holds 2 licences in all. Evidence ↓
Has the state found problems?
10 state visits on file for licence 198010584, with no Type A finding and 2 Type B findings across them. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety. Evidence ↓
How many children are there?
Up to 141 children at once under the licences. That’s the state’s maximum, not current enrollment; ask how many are enrolled and their ages. Evidence ↓
More questions (3)
What does it cost?
We have no source for its prices. Ask for the weekly or monthly rate and what it includes. Evidence ↓
When could my child start free TK instead?
The September after they turn 4: TK is free at public elementary schools for children who turn 4 by September 1. 2 public and charter campuses in Signal Hill have a TK class. Evidence ↓
How do I visit?
Call (562) 989-5766 and ask to visit during the day, while children are there. Evidence ↓
State licensing
What does the state record about Long Beach Community Improvement League?
Two licences: a child care center for 112 children and a school-age care center for 29.
California Community Care Licensing
Child Care Center, licence 198010584
Licensed for 112 children since 2004: 10 state visits on file, no Type A finding. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.
- StatusActive
- Licensed capacity112 childrenThe most allowed at once, not current openings or group size
- First licensedAugust 16, 2004When this licence was issued
- State visits on file10Latest recorded visit: December 12, 2025
- Type A findings0Across 10 state visits
- Type B findings2Across 10 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
- Complaint visits2Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld
- Citation codes listed101239(f)(1), 101227(a)(1)(19)A code doesn’t say when a finding happened or whether it was corrected
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 198010584 ↗
School-Age Care Center, licence 198010585
Licensed for 29 children since 2004: 4 state visits on file, no Type A finding. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.
- StatusActive
- Licensed capacity29 children
- First licensedAugust 16, 2004When this licence was issued
- State visits on file4Latest recorded visit: May 14, 2025
- Type A findings0Across 4 state visits
- Type B findings0Across 4 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
- Complaint visits0Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 198010585 ↗
Licensing records describe regulatory oversight, not teaching or daily experience. Check the state’s current inspection records ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Ask: When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
Visit dates and visit types, licence 198010584
Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.
- Inspection visits
- 5
- Other visits
- 3
Child care licensing regulations →
Complaint information date: 09/12/2025
Visit dates and visit types, licence 198010585
Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.
- Inspection visits
- 4
- Other visits
- 0
TK and kindergarten
When could free TK start instead?
California’s public transitional kindergarten (TK) is free for children who turn 4 by September 1.
California’s TK rule
- Signal Hill Elementary0.5 mi · Long Beach Unified
- Alvarado Elementary0.8 mi · Long Beach Unified
- Lincoln Elementary1.4 mi · Long Beach Unified
2 more nearby
- Longfellow Elementary1.8 mi · Long Beach Unified
- Los Cerritos Elementary2.2 mi · Long Beach Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary; check TK and kindergarten entry with the district.
Next steps
How do I visit Long Beach Community Improvement League, and what should I ask?
- When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
- Licensed for 141 children across two licences (112 child care, 29 school-age care): how many share your child’s room, and with how many adults?
- Which ages do you take, and how does a new child settle in?
- What are the daily hours and closure dates, and is there care before or after?
- What does a year cost in total, and when could our child start?
- 2 complaint visits are on file: what were they about, and how were they resolved?
On a visit, watch how adults talk with children, how play and rest are set up, and how staff handle a hard morning.
- Address
- 2399 California Avenue Suit, Signal Hill 90755
- Phone
- (562) 989-5766
- Licensed as
- Child Care Center + School-Age Care Center
- Licence numbers
- 198010584 · 198010585
Source recordsstate licensing
The inspection source covers child care centers, not family child care homes. Check each license’s sync date and the current state reports, then confirm routines and enrollment with the program.
Data source: California Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) · Licensing record synced August 13, 2026
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