MANHATTAN BEACH NURSERY SCHOOL, INC

Hours

Hours change without the licence record changing. Call before you plan a drop-off around these times.

Licensing visits on record

California records 3 routine inspection visits and 1 complaint visit to MANHATTAN BEACH NURSERY SCHOOL, INC.

1. March 16, 2026Most recent inspection visit
2. March 20, 2025Inspection visit
3. September 20, 2022Inspection visit

Amenities and accessibility

Reported on the provider's Google business listing, not verified by the state.

How the reviews split

The 5.0 average comes from 9 Google reviews. An average hides whether opinion is consistent or divided, so the spread is shown too.

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From Google

Recent parent reviews

• ★★★★★

  Amazing school! A great place for kids to explore and use their imagination. A highly supportive community of parents working together to empower our children with the tools and friends they need

  Tommie GrayApr 30, 2025
• ★★★★★

  My 3 children attended MBNS, so I was at the school for 7 years. They have different personalities but the school was an excellent fit for all of them because it meets each child where they are at. The activities are child-directed, which supports their independence and overall development . The staff is caring, intelligent, and committed to creating a loving and safe environment for children (and parents!) to learn and grow. I was very involved with the board, serving as the membership director and president throughout my years there and working with staff and other parents on the running of the school was rewarding and also showed me another side of the staff's commitment to the school. Play is an important part of brain development and of social-emotional functioning. I highly recommend MBNS as a place to spend these important toddler and pre-school years.

  Kelly Maltese TsaiApr 28, 2025
• ★★★★★

  This school is incredible and one of a kind! My son absolutely loves it here. It took us a while to figure out as a family what would be the best choice for us and we are so glad we looked around the South Bay and we are so glad we found MBNS. There is such a wonderful sense of community with the families and staff here. Families from the area and greater Los Angeles come together at this magical place. At MBNS children are really free to lead their own play and their feelings and ideas are respected. It's so wonderful to see how the mixed age groups play together. MBNS campus is so beautiful and lush! Lots of plants and trees to offer shade. My son loves to play with dirt and water, which can be found anytime you need it here.There are also lots of fun toys, tricycles, homemade play dough, books to be read, and more. As a an educator myself, I feel qualified to say this is a paradise for kids and a wonderful place to learn!

  Lindsay RApr 16, 2025
• ★★★★★

  I recommend this school to anyone looking for a nature-based, free-play format, safe place where a kid can be a kid, get messy, make art, spend lots of time outside, climb trees, build things, make friends and be themselves! Instead of pavement and artificial turf there's real earth, shady trees and fresh ocean breezes. There's no structure to the day, which is a huge departure from other preschools, but it gives kids the freedom to find their own preferences and their own voice which is something we need more of in this world. Come check out this homey, child-centric place and imagine what it would be like to be a kid here knowing you can play all day and make a mess and *follow your bliss*!

  Allison CallawayMar 16, 2024
• ★★★★★

  We love this school! Manhattan Beach Nursery School is such an amazing place! We have been a part of the school for almost 2 years. Our daughter started when she was almost 2 and now she’s almost 4. This school is incredibly special in that they believe in attachment parenting and understand the deep connection we have with our children as parents. There is dirt, mud, clay, swings, and tree climbing every day. The children are constantly engaged with enriching play-based learning experiences. It’s a place for children to be children and simply play. Carol, the school director is incredibly knowledgeable of early childhood education and has such a deep love and appreciation for children. She just gets them in a truly magical way and children love her as well. The teachers are amazing! Most of them attended MBNS as children or were once parents there (or both). They are always so kind, caring, and patient with the children (and parents!). It’s lovely to see teachers who truly care about what they do and it shows every day by the simple interactions they have with the children. This is a place where children’s ideas and feelings are respected and appreciated. We have had the best 2 years there watching our child develop in her communication, social, emotional, physical, and cognitive skills all while having fun and playing! We wish we could stay forever.

  Marilyn LopezMar 1, 2024
• ★★★★★

  We had a very bad experience at another South Bay preschool and MBNS saved us! It is a great community of educators and involved parents who are generally philosophically aligned on child-led learning. The community continues to function for years after your kids age out.

  Robert CallawayFeb 26, 2024

Reviews shown verbatim as published on Google Maps.