Del Rey Christian Children's Center · Infant Center, Playa Del Rey
Del Rey Christian Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Playa Del Rey, CA, licensed for up to 7 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1594 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 101230.(3) All infants shall be given the opportunity.(A) Staff shall place infants up to 12 month of age on their backs for sleeping.4. Infants with.shall be placed on their back when first laid down to sleep... 1 All infants 12 months and under will be placed on their back to sleep. Infant sleep charts will reflect infants being placed on their backs for sleep up to 12 months of age. LIC 9227 will be completed by authorized representives and staff to reflect infants ability to roll over as needed. Based on observations, records reviews, and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff did not follow safe sleep practice, which poses an immediate Health, Safety and, Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights-Staff did not follow safe sleep practice
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Common questions
Does Del Rey Christian Children's Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Del Rey Christian Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 23, 2024, for infant care activities. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Del Rey Christian Children's Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. 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 #1594 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
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 $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Del Rey Christian Children's Center?
The licensee is Del Rey Hills 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 197401428 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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