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Dreamland Child Day Care Center

1641 Centinela Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404 · Los Angeles County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months Child care center (preschool)

Dreamland Child Day Care Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Monica, CA, licensed for up to 39 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 3 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #32 of 37 centers in Santa Monica and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 88% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #32 of 37 centers in Santa Monica
1 Type A citations
3 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 of 3 Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 29, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Mar 16, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 16, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Jan 28, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 29, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Sep 26, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 8, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 5, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 2
Records & paperwork 1
Other standards 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Mar 16, 2026 Case management visit (other) Records & paperwork
Admission agreements §101219(4)
101219 (4) Modification conditions, including the requirement that the child's authorized representative be given at least 30-calendar-days prior written notice of any basic rate change. 1 Director agrees to review regulation 101219 Admission Agreements and submit a statement of understanding. Director will ensure all families receive written notification of basic rate change within the days required 30 days. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Notification was provided on 12/22/2025 for a change of copayment and/or payment responsible by family with an effective date of 01/1/2026, 8 LPA provided printed copy of regulation 101219 (4) for director to review. Statement was collected at the end of the inspection correcting citation.
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2026
Type A Jan 28, 2026 Case management visit (other) Other standards
Activities and napping §101230(c)
101230 (c) A teacher-child ratio of one teacher supervising 24 napping children is permitted provided. that the remaining teachers necessary to meet the overall ratio specified in Section 101216.3(a) are immediately available at the center. 1 Citation corrected immediately. At 1:13 p.m. second staff member was observed in the classroom. Director agrees to review video, Teacher-to-Child Ratios in Child Care Centers, with staff and submit statement of understanding to LPA by 2/6/2026. This requirement is not met as evidence by at 1:03 p.m. LPA observed 27 napping children supervised by 1 staff member. 8 https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/teacher-child-ratios-in-child-care-centers/
Plan of correction due Jan 28, 2026
Type B Apr 29, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 staff did not have proof of TDaP immunization on file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 6, 2025
Type B Apr 29, 2025 Inspection Health & medication
Children's immunizations §101220.1(g)
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 6 children files were missing proof of immunizations, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 6, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Mar 16, 2026 Complaint investigation received Dec 19, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Sep 26, 2024 Complaint investigation received Aug 26, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Dec 8, 2022 Complaint investigation received Sep 27, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 39 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 7, 1997
Licensee Dreamland Day Care Center, INC.
Administrator Anna Bernshteyn
Phone (310) 828-8454
State facility # 197403270
Parent reviews Google Maps reviews
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Common questions

Does Dreamland Child Day Care Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Dreamland Child Day Care Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 28, 2026, for activities and napping. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Dreamland Child Day Care Center?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Dreamland Child Day Care Center compare with other daycares in Santa Monica?

It is tied for #32 of 37 centers in Santa Monica by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Dreamland Child Day Care Center last inspected?

Apr 29, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Dreamland Child Day Care Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dreamland Child Day Care Center 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 Dreamland Child Day Care Center?

The licensee is Dreamland Day Care Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Anna Bernshteyn.

Licensed centers nearby

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 197403270 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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