Dreamland Child Day Care Center
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.
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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.
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/
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.
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.
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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.
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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 197403270 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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