Beth Sholom Temple Nursery School
Beth Sholom Temple Nursery School is a licensed child care center in Santa Monica, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #32 of 37 centers in Santa Monica and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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(2) The toddler program shall be conducted in areas physically separate from those used by older or younger children...Plans to alternate use of outdoor play space must be approved by the Department. 1 Director agrees to ensure children in the toddler component use the designated outdoor space. Director agrees to add visible barriers to ensure both staff and children use the appropriate designated area. Based on the LPA's observation, information obtained and interviews conducted, child enrolled in the toddler program sustained injury while using the outdoor space NOT designated for the toddler program. 8 Director will submit updated facility sketch of both indoor and outdoor space to LPA by 12/27/2024
Based on interview], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in repairing the chip paint and/or barricading the wall near the children's table which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 6 out of valid certification training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having one expired medication on file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Beth Sholom Temple Nursery School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Beth Sholom Temple Nursery School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 3, 2024, for preschool program with toddler component. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Beth Sholom Temple Nursery School compare with other daycares in Santa Monica?
It is tied for #32 of 37 centers in Santa Monica by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Beth Sholom Temple Nursery School last inspected?
Sep 9, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Beth Sholom Temple Nursery School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Beth Sholom Temple Nursery School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Santa Monica, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Beth Sholom Temple Nursery School?
The licensee is Beth Sholom Temple, and the administrator listed with the state is Randee Norwood.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 191671596 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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