Childrens Place, The
Childrens Place, The is a licensed child care center in Santa Monica, CA, licensed for up to 44 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 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #21 of 37 centers in Santa Monica and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
101700.3(b)(1) California Lead Action at Child Care Centers (b)Testing results with fractional ppb readings....(1) A result of 5.5ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidence by the Action Level Exceedance results revealed 1 The Director and staff will ensure that the faucets in the children’s bathroom are used solely for the intended purpose of handwashing only. that levels of lead were beyond allowable amount deemed by the State of California, if not corrected this poses a potential Health and Safety or Personal Rights risk to children in care. 8 Director Kamilah will post signs to directing that food prep, drinking, filling of water bottles or cups is NOT ALLOWED at the above-mentioned sinks/faucets. Immediately upon posting, a picture of the signs will be forwarded to LPA Clayton.
About this center
Common questions
Does Childrens Place, The take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Childrens Place, The had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Childrens Place, The compare with other daycares in Santa Monica?
It is #21 of 37 centers in Santa Monica by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Childrens Place, The last inspected?
Feb 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Childrens Place, The cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Childrens Place, The 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 Childrens Place, The?
The licensee is The Childrens Place, and the administrator listed with the state is Kamilah Bell.
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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 191670977 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.