Bright Horizons at the Water Garden-preschool
Bright Horizons at the Water Garden-preschool is a licensed child care center in Santa Monica, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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 the Water Garden-preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bright Horizons at the Water Garden-preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Bright Horizons at the Water Garden-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 the Water Garden-preschool last inspected?
May 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bright Horizons at the Water Garden-preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Horizons at the Water Garden-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 the Water Garden-preschool?
The licensee is Bright Horizons Children's Center, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Selena Sendejas-rahman.
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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 191610230 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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