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.

86licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

90%with a clean record

9with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	BEACHMOMS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER1720 BROADWAY AVENUE	4.6★	None	30
2	BELL FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
3	BERG AND BERG FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	12
4	BETH SHOLOM TEMPLE NURSERY SCHOOL1827 CALIFORNIA AVENUE	4.6★	None	60
5	BRIGHT HORIZONS AT OCEAN PARK-INFANTS3350 OCEAN PARK BLVD.,STE.100	4.6★	None	60
6	BRIGHT HORIZONS AT OCEAN PARK-PRESCHOOL3350 OCEAN PARK BLVD.,STE.100	4.6★	None	124
7	BRIGHT HORIZONS AT THE WATER GARDEN-INFANTS1620 26TH STREET #1020	4.6★	None	12
8	BRIGHT HORIZONS AT THE WATER GARDEN-PRESCHOOL1620 26TH STREET #1020	4.6★	None	42
9	CASSIDY PRESCHOOL2122 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD	4.6★	None	84
10	CATHOLIC CHARITIES L.A.INC.S.M.ADESTE PROG.1039 7TH STREET	4.6★	None	75
11	CHILDRENS PLACE, THE235 HILL STREET	4.6★	None	44
12	CIRCLE OF CHILDREN PRESCHOOL1227 MONTANA AVENUE	4.6★	None	40
13	COLLIER FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
14	COUCHOIS FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
15	DREAMLAND CHILD DAY CARE CENTER1641 CENTINELA AVE	4.6★	None	39
16	DREAMLAND INFANT CARE CENTER1635 CENTINELA	4.6★	None	29
17	EARLY YEARS SCHOOL, THE302 MONTANA AVENUE	4.6★	None	54
18	EVERGREEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL2800 COLORADO	4.6★	None	56
19	FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHC OF SANTA MONICA NURSERY SC1248 SECOND ST	4.6★	None	120
20	FIRST SCHOOL, OCEAN PARK, THE1733 OCEAN PARK BLVD.	4.6★	None	63
21	FIRST SCHOOL, THE731 PINE STREET	4.6★	None	44
22	FIRST SCHOOL, THE1810 BROADWAY STREET	4.6★	None	57
23	FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL1008 11TH STREET	4.6★	None	128
24	GAN ISRAEL PRESCHOOL1341 9TH ST	4.6★	None	45
25	GARDEN OF ANGELS PRESCHOOL1001-1009 18TH ST.	4.6★	None	59
26	GHAFARI-MOBARHANI FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	12
27	GOMEZ GARCIA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
28	GROWING PLACE - MARINE PARK CHILDREN'S CENTER, THE1406 MARINE STREET	4.6★	None	12
29	GROWING PLACE - MARINE PARK CHILDREN'S CENTER, THE1406 MARINE STREET	4.6★	None	39
30	GROWING PLACE, OCEAN PARK, THE401 ASHLAND B	4.6★	None	100
31	HILL AN DALE FAMILY LEARNING CENTER COLORADO PLAC1540 26TH STREET	4.6★	None	43
32	HILL AN' DALE - OLD FIREHOUSE (INFANT CARE)2801 25TH STREET	4.6★	None	10
33	HILL AN' DALE FAMILY LEARNING CTR. - OLD FIREHOUS2801 25TH ST.	4.6★	None	26
34	JOHN ADAMS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2320 17TH STREET	4.6★	None	65
35	KIGALA PRESCHOOL2705 PICO BLVD.	4.6★	None	60
36	KRAS FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
37	LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH PRESCHOOL, THE1511 20TH STREET	4.6★	None	54
38	LITTLE DOLPHINS BY THE SEA DBA SEVEN ARROWS, INC.1812 STANFORD STREET	4.6★	None	30
39	LITTLE DOLPHINS BY THE SEA DBA SEVEN ARROWS, INC.1812 STANFORD STREET	4.6★	None	85
40	MOUNT OLIVE LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN DAY NURSERY1343 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD	4.6★	None	97
41	PALISADES PRESCHOOL, THE958 LINCOLN BOULEVARD	4.6★	None	60
42	SALAZAR FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
43	SAMOHI INFANT/TODDLER CENTER601 PICO BOULEVARD	4.6★	None	28
44	SANTA MONICA FAMILY YMCA EARLY LEARNING CENTER1332 SIXTH STREET	4.6★	None	36
45	SANTA MONICA-MALIBU USD/GRANT H.S./S.P2368 PEARL STREET	4.6★	None	44
46	SANTA MONICA-MALIBU USD/LINCOLN CHILD DEV/H.S./S.P1532 CALIFORNIA AVENUE	4.6★	None	24
47	SANTA MONICA-MALIBU USD/MCKINLEY H.S./S.P.2401 SANTA MONICA BLVD.	4.6★	None	73
48	SANTA MONICA-MALIBU USD/ROGERS H.S./S.P.2401 14TH STREET	4.6★	None	85
49	SANTA MONICA-MALIBU USD/WASHINGTON WEST H.S./S.P.2802 4TH STREET, ROOM 2	4.6★	None	71
50	SMART START2505 LINCOLN BLVD.	4.6★	None	68
51	WALDORF EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1439-1441 15TH STREET	4.6★	None	68
52	WESTSIDE MONTESSORI757 PIER AVENUE	4.6★	None	22
53	WIENER FAMILY DAY CARE	4.6★	None	12
54	EDISON LANGUAGE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL2402 VIRGINIA AVENUE	4.5★	None	24
55	KIDZ KORNER CHILDREN'S CENTER1905 20TH STREET	4.5★	None	26
56	LIGHTHOUSE CENTER FOR INFANTS1424 YALE STREET	4.5★	None	16
57	MAPLE TREE1814 14TH STREET	4.5★	None	40
58	MAPLE TREE1814 14TH STREET	4.5★	None	80
59	PAGES FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.5★	None	14
60	PIPER PRESCHOOL807 ARIZONA AVENUE	4.5★	None	175
61	UNTITLED NO.1 SCHOOL2953 DELAWARE AVENUE	4.5★	None	20
62	SANTA MONICA MONTESSORI SCHOOL1909 COLORADO AVENUE	4.5★	1	97
63	BLUE OAK CREATIVE SCHOOLHOUSE(SANTA MONICA1501 17TH STREET	4.4★	None	41
64	FURIE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
65	GRAVES FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
66	GROWING PLACE SANTA MONICA EARLY CHILDHOOD LAB1802 4TH STREET	4.4★	None	42
67	GROWING PLACE SANTA MONICA EARLY CHILDHOOD LAB1802 4TH STREET	4.4★	None	68
68	HAGGERSTROM FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
69	KESSLER FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
70	MY FIRST PLACE - INFANT CENTER1931 22ND STREET	4.4★	None	11
71	MY FIRST PLACE - PRESCHOOL1931 22ND STREET	4.4★	None	20
72	MY FIRST PLACE - VIRGINIA AVE2702 VIRGINIA AVENUE	4.4★	None	45
73	MY FIRST PLACE - VIRGINIA AVE2702 VIRGINIA AVENUE	4.4★	None	40
74	SMITH FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	12
75	TODDLER GARDEN, THE1249 26TH STREET	4.4★	None	31
76	CALVARY CHURCH PRESCHOOL2600 COLORADO AVE.	4.3★	None	80
77	PIPER PRESCHOOL807 ARIZONA AVENUE	4.3★	None	191
78	YU FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.3★	None	14
79	DEMARRAIS FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.3★	1	14
80	SANTA MONICA FAMILY YMCA CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER1332 SIXTH STREET	4.3★	1 · 1 high-risk	41
81	ST JOHNS CHILD STUDY CENTER1339 20TH STREET	4.3★	1 · 1 high-risk	22
82	ST JOHNS CHILD STUDY CENTER1339 20TH STREET	4.3★	1 · 1 high-risk	60
83	NAKAJI FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.1★	1 · 1 high-risk	14
84	BRIGHT STEP, INCORPORATED DBA BEGINNINGS1516 19TH STREET	4.1★	2 · 1 high-risk	55
85	BIG AND TINY SANTA MONICA LLC1444 10TH ST	3.9★	1 · 1 high-risk	44
86	MONTANA PRESCHOOL2621 WILSHIRE BLVD	3.9★	2 · 1 high-risk	65

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.