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Licensed daycares in 90403Santa Monica, CA

There are 10 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 90403 — 9 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 6 violations across 15 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.40 violations per inspection, which is above the Santa Monica average of 0.31.

6 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is health and medication (3 citations), followed by background checks (1). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division and links back to the state's own document.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

6 providers.

Catholic Charities L.A.Inc.S.M.Adeste Prog.

Center · Capacity 75 · 1039 7TH STREET · Last inspected Mar 18, 2025

0 violationsActive
Early Years School, The

Center · Capacity 54 · 302 MONTANA AVENUE · Last inspected Oct 23, 2023

0 violationsActive
First United Methodist Church Preschool

Center · Capacity 128 · 1008 11TH STREET · Last inspected Jun 8, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

4 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Cassidy Preschool

Center · Capacity 84 · 2122 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD · Last inspected Oct 30, 2023

1 violationActive
Circle Of Children Preschool

Center · Capacity 40 · 1227 MONTANA AVENUE · Last inspected Jan 17, 2024

1 violationActive
Palisades Preschool, The

Center · Capacity 60 · 958 LINCOLN BOULEVARD · Last inspected Sep 10, 2025

1 violationActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 90403

Health and medication is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by background checks. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

2

Can you show me how you document background and reference checks for new staff?

3

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

Data synced from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division on Jul 8, 2026. Source records · Report an error