Daycares in Santa Monica, CA

All 86 licensed child care facilities in Santa Monica, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in California: about $1,670/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in California →

86licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

90%with a clean record

9with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	ST JOHNS CHILD STUDY CENTER1339 20TH STREET	4.7★	None	60
2	BEACHMOMS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER1720 BROADWAY AVENUE	4.6★	None	30
3	BELL FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
4	BERG AND BERG FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	12
5	BETH SHOLOM TEMPLE NURSERY SCHOOL1827 CALIFORNIA AVENUE	4.6★	None	60
6	BRIGHT HORIZONS AT OCEAN PARK-INFANTS3350 OCEAN PARK BLVD.,STE.100	4.6★	None	60
7	BRIGHT HORIZONS AT OCEAN PARK-PRESCHOOL3350 OCEAN PARK BLVD.,STE.100	4.6★	None	124
8	BRIGHT HORIZONS AT THE WATER GARDEN-INFANTS1620 26TH STREET #1020	4.6★	None	12
9	BRIGHT HORIZONS AT THE WATER GARDEN-PRESCHOOL1620 26TH STREET #1020	4.6★	None	42
10	CASSIDY PRESCHOOL2122 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD	4.6★	None	84
11	CATHOLIC CHARITIES L.A.INC.S.M.ADESTE PROG.1039 7TH STREET	4.6★	None	75
12	CHILDRENS PLACE, THE235 HILL STREET	4.6★	None	44
13	CIRCLE OF CHILDREN PRESCHOOL1227 MONTANA AVENUE	4.6★	None	40
14	COLLIER FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
15	COUCHOIS FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
16	DREAMLAND CHILD DAY CARE CENTER1641 CENTINELA AVE	4.6★	None	39
17	DREAMLAND INFANT CARE CENTER1635 CENTINELA	4.6★	None	29
18	EARLY YEARS SCHOOL, THE302 MONTANA AVENUE	4.6★	None	54
19	EVERGREEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL2800 COLORADO	4.6★	None	56
20	FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHC OF SANTA MONICA NURSERY SC1248 SECOND ST	4.6★	None	120
21	FIRST SCHOOL, OCEAN PARK, THE1733 OCEAN PARK BLVD.	4.6★	None	63
22	FIRST SCHOOL, THE1810 BROADWAY STREET	4.6★	None	57
23	FIRST SCHOOL, THE731 PINE STREET	4.6★	None	44
24	FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL1008 11TH STREET	4.6★	None	128
25	GAN ISRAEL PRESCHOOL1341 9TH ST	4.6★	None	45
26	GARDEN OF ANGELS PRESCHOOL1001-1009 18TH ST.	4.6★	None	59
27	GHAFARI-MOBARHANI FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	12
28	GOMEZ GARCIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
29	GROWING PLACE - MARINE PARK CHILDREN'S CENTER, THE1406 MARINE STREET	4.6★	None	12
30	GROWING PLACE - MARINE PARK CHILDREN'S CENTER, THE1406 MARINE STREET	4.6★	None	39
31	GROWING PLACE, OCEAN PARK, THE401 ASHLAND B	4.6★	None	100
32	HILL AN DALE FAMILY LEARNING CENTER COLORADO PLAC1540 26TH STREET	4.6★	None	43
33	HILL AN' DALE - OLD FIREHOUSE (INFANT CARE)2801 25TH STREET	4.6★	None	10
34	HILL AN' DALE FAMILY LEARNING CTR. - OLD FIREHOUS2801 25TH ST.	4.6★	None	26
35	JOHN ADAMS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2320 17TH STREET	4.6★	None	65
36	KIGALA PRESCHOOL2705 PICO BLVD.	4.6★	None	60
37	KRAS FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
38	LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH PRESCHOOL, THE1511 20TH STREET	4.6★	None	54
39	LITTLE DOLPHINS BY THE SEA DBA SEVEN ARROWS, INC.1812 STANFORD STREET	4.6★	None	30
40	LITTLE DOLPHINS BY THE SEA DBA SEVEN ARROWS, INC.1812 STANFORD STREET	4.6★	None	85
41	MOUNT OLIVE LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN DAY NURSERY1343 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD	4.6★	None	97
42	PALISADES PRESCHOOL, THE958 LINCOLN BOULEVARD	4.6★	None	60
43	PIPER PRESCHOOL807 ARIZONA AVENUE	4.6★	None	175
44	SALAZAR FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
45	SAMOHI INFANT/TODDLER CENTER601 PICO BOULEVARD	4.6★	None	28
46	SANTA MONICA FAMILY YMCA EARLY LEARNING CENTER1332 SIXTH STREET	4.6★	None	36
47	SANTA MONICA-MALIBU USD/GRANT H.S./S.P2368 PEARL STREET	4.6★	None	44
48	SANTA MONICA-MALIBU USD/LINCOLN CHILD DEV/H.S./S.P1532 CALIFORNIA AVENUE	4.6★	None	24
49	SANTA MONICA-MALIBU USD/MCKINLEY H.S./S.P.2401 SANTA MONICA BLVD.	4.6★	None	73
50	SANTA MONICA-MALIBU USD/ROGERS H.S./S.P.2401 14TH STREET	4.6★	None	85
51	SANTA MONICA-MALIBU USD/WASHINGTON WEST H.S./S.P.2802 4TH STREET, ROOM 2	4.6★	None	71
52	SMART START2505 LINCOLN BLVD.	4.6★	None	68
53	WALDORF EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1439-1441 15TH STREET	4.6★	None	68
54	WESTSIDE MONTESSORI757 PIER AVENUE	4.6★	None	22
55	WIENER FAMILY DAY CARE	4.6★	None	12
56	NAKAJI FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	14
57	SANTA MONICA FAMILY YMCA CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER1332 SIXTH STREET	4.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	41
58	ST JOHNS CHILD STUDY CENTER1339 20TH STREET	4.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	22
59	SANTA MONICA MONTESSORI SCHOOL1909 COLORADO AVENUE	4.6★	1	97
60	EDISON LANGUAGE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL2402 VIRGINIA AVENUE	4.5★	None	24
61	KIDZ KORNER CHILDREN'S CENTER1905 20TH STREET	4.5★	None	26
62	LIGHTHOUSE CENTER FOR INFANTS1424 YALE STREET	4.5★	None	16
63	MAPLE TREE1814 14TH STREET	4.5★	None	80
64	MAPLE TREE1814 14TH STREET	4.5★	None	40
65	PAGES FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
66	UNTITLED NO.1 SCHOOL2953 DELAWARE AVENUE	4.5★	None	20
67	BRIGHT STEP, INCORPORATED DBA BEGINNINGS1516 19TH STREET	4.5★	2 · 1 high-risk	55
68	BLUE OAK CREATIVE SCHOOLHOUSE(SANTA MONICA1501 17TH STREET	4.4★	None	41
69	FURIE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
70	GRAVES FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
71	GROWING PLACE SANTA MONICA EARLY CHILDHOOD LAB1802 4TH STREET	4.4★	None	68
72	GROWING PLACE SANTA MONICA EARLY CHILDHOOD LAB1802 4TH STREET	4.4★	None	42
73	HAGGERSTROM FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
74	KESSLER FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
75	MY FIRST PLACE - INFANT CENTER1931 22ND STREET	4.4★	None	11
76	MY FIRST PLACE - PRESCHOOL1931 22ND STREET	4.4★	None	20
77	MY FIRST PLACE - VIRGINIA AVE2702 VIRGINIA AVENUE	4.4★	None	45
78	MY FIRST PLACE - VIRGINIA AVE2702 VIRGINIA AVENUE	4.4★	None	40
79	SMITH FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	12
80	TODDLER GARDEN, THE1249 26TH STREET	4.4★	None	31
81	DEMARRAIS FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	1	14
82	MONTANA PRESCHOOL2621 WILSHIRE BLVD	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	65
83	CALVARY CHURCH PRESCHOOL2600 COLORADO AVE.	4.3★	None	80
84	PIPER PRESCHOOL807 ARIZONA AVENUE	4.3★	None	191
85	YU FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.3★	None	14
86	BIG AND TINY SANTA MONICA LLC1444 10TH ST	4.2★	1 · 1 high-risk	44

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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