Del Rey Christian Children's Center · Preschool, Playa Del Rey
Del Rey Christian Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Playa Del Rey, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, none of them 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 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Del Rey Christian Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Del Rey Christian Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Del Rey Christian Children's Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Del Rey Christian Children's Center compare with other daycares in Los Angeles County?
It is tied for #1 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Del Rey Christian Children's Center last inspected?
Feb 14, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Del Rey Christian Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Del Rey Christian Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Playa Del Rey, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Del Rey Christian Children's Center?
The licensee is Del Rey Hill Evangelical Free Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Clara Morales.
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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 197401427 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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