Bright Horizons at Ocean Park-preschool
Bright Horizons at Ocean Park-preschool is a licensed child care center in Santa Monica, CA, licensed for up to 124 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 37 centers in Santa Monica and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Bright Horizons at Ocean Park-preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Bright Horizons at Ocean Park-preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Bright Horizons at Ocean Park-preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Bright Horizons at Ocean Park-preschool compare with other daycares in Santa Monica?
It is tied for #1 of 37 centers in Santa Monica by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Bright Horizons at Ocean Park-preschool last inspected?
Jan 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bright Horizons at Ocean Park-preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Horizons at Ocean Park-preschool 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 Bright Horizons at Ocean Park-preschool?
The licensee is Bright Horizons Childrens Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Nara Keheyan.
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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 197418676 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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