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Child care centers in Santa Monica, CA

The Realm Creative Academy

400 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

The Realm Creative Academy located in Santa Monica, CA is a non-profit organization and dedicated to providing the highest quality services for children and families, and to demonstrating success in clear and measurable ways. The center provide care for kids of all ages.

Franklin Elementary School

2400 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA

Franklin Elementary School in Santa Monica, CA is a non-profit organization and dedicated to providing the highest quality services for children and families, and to demonstrating success in clear and measurable ways. The center provide care for kids of all ages.

LITTLE DOLPHINS BY THE SEA

1812 Stanford St, Santa Monica, CA

Little Dolphins By The Sea located in Santa Monica, CA is a preschool and transitional kindergarten that focuses on promoting social, emotional, physical and cognitive development. The center specializes in children ages two and a half to five years and two months old and operates on weekdays from...

The Growing Place at Ocean Park

401 Ashland Ave, Santa Monica, CA

Ocean Park Center serves children from 2.5 years to 5 years old. Families are admitted from a waiting pool taking into consideration siblings currently enrolled, a balance of age, gender, economic and ethnic diversity. Generally, most openings for 2.5 to early 3 year olds occur in September...

Bright Start Learning Center

1501 17th St, Santa Monica, CA

We are a full day developmental preschool serving children ages 2-5. We are located in Santa Monica and we having been serving the Santa Monica community since 1995.

Edgemar Center for the Arts

2437 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA

Summer Acting Camps for Children and Teens. Camp Includes The Following Classes: IMPROV WORKOUT Fun improvisational games & exercises. Discover characters you never knew you could play by being thrown into situations where you don't have time to think. AUDITIONING FOR FILM & TELEVISION...

Raven's Nest Family Child Care

2524 29th St, Santa Monica, CA

The Raven's Nest Family Child Care in Santa Monica, California offers bilingual childcare and education for infants up to five year old children. Their program is a healthy mix of language skills, science, music, physical education, social skills, and arts and crafts. They are open Mondays through...

Santa Monica Montessori School

1909 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica, CA

We are a private Montessori school based on the philosophy of freeing the child's potential in a stimulating environment. One of the first Montessori schools in the United States, we are proud of our rich heritage and we stay true to the Montessori method. Our carefully prepared environment and...

Gillybean School

1751 Oak St, Santa Monica, CA

Gillybean School based in Santa Monica, CA operates Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 AM to 2 PM and specializes in children ages two to five years old. The school provides a rich and stimulating, high-quality environment with attention to social, emotional, physical, creative, and cognitive growth.

LA Nature Kids

2016 12 5th St, Santa Monica, CA

La Nature Kids offers: A forest Preschool (We are outdoors everyday in the local Santa Monica/Malibu Beaches and mountains) We also offer After school and vacation camps

The Early Years School

302 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA

The Early Years School is a private preschool located in Santa Monica, California. It offers half-day preschool program either in the morning or afternoon schedule for children ages 2.9 to 5 years old. The school provides a hands-on curriculum that is developmentally appropriate and designed to be...

Stepping Stone Childcare

2527 25th St, Santa Monica, CA

Stepping Stone Childcare located at 2527 25th Street, Santa Monica, California, offers childcare and learning services. The school operates from seven-thirty AM to five-thirty PM, Mondays through Fridays. It provides programs for infants, toddlers, early preschool and kindergarten prep. It provides...

St Monica's Elementary School

1039 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA

Santa Monica's Elementary School located at 1039 7th Street, Santa Monica, California, offers basic childcare and learning services. The school is open from seven-thirty AM to four PM, Mondays through Fridays. It offers programs for infants, toddlers, preschool and kindergarten prep. It offers...

The Palisades Preschool

958 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

The Palisades Preschool offers an experience for children and adults that celebrates diversity, creativity and kindness. Established in 1999, it provides childcare, daycare, preschool and kindergarten programs. Located at 958 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, the operating hours are weekdays from...

The First School

1810 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA

The First School is a private developmental preschool in Santa Monica, California. The school offers toddler, preschool and pre-kindergarten programs for children ages 16 months to five years. The school aims to cultivate the children's physical, social, emotional and intellectual skills, and...

Mount Olive Preschool

1343 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

Mount Olive Preschool located at 1343 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, California, offers basic childcare and learning services. The school's operating hours is from seven-thirty AM to five-thirty PM, Mondays through Fridays. It offers programs for infants, toddlers, preschooler and kindergarten...

First Step

2650 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA

First Step located at 2650 2nd Street, Santa Monica, California, offers basic childcare and learning services. The school is open from nine AM to eleven AM, Mondays through Fridays. It offers learnings for infants, toddlers, preschooler and kindergarten prep. They offer before- and after- school...

Newpath Montessori School

1962 20th St, Santa Monica, CA

Newpath Montessori School is situated at 1962 20th St., Santa Monica, California. Established in 1976, this school is a small but private academic provider that offers a year-round day school. It uses Montessori-designed materials that aim to prepare children for learning. Enthusiasm for learning is...

Garden of Angels LLC

1009 18th St, Santa Monica, CA

Garden of Angels LLC located at 1009 18th Street, Santa Monica, California, offers basic childcare and learning services. The school is open from eight AM to five PM, Mondays through Fridays. It offers learnings for infants, toddlers, preschooler and kindergarten prep. It offers before- and after-...

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We are pleased to offer families a safe and healthy space, where their child can be readily prepared socially, emotionally, and academically for their early years journey through preschool and kindergarten. We pride ourselves in building earth conscious, creative, caring, and confident children who...
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"Each child is unique and therefore their education should be also. I was impressed with the child-centered environment of the school as well as the safety and cleanliness standards."

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Average Rating4.4 / 5

Child Care Centers in Santa Monica, CA are rated 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 14 reviews of the 60 listed child care centers.