First School, Ocean Park, The
First School, Ocean Park, The is a licensed child care center in Santa Monica, CA, licensed for up to 63 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #26 of 37 centers in Santa Monica and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. Director and owner agree to review licensee comments and regulation 101161 to ensure that compliance is maintained. Based on LPA Clayton's observation of a "baby group" class consisting of a class leader, 5 moms and 5 infants ages 4 – 6 months in the Lady Bug room (a licensed day care classroom). Per Director Cindy, the baby group classes are conducted 2 days a week, for 1.5 hours since September 2025, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Based on LPA Clayton observation of a "baby group" class consisting of a class leader, 5 moms and 5 infants ages 4 – 6 months in the Lady Bug room (a licensed day care classroom). Per Director Cindy, the baby group classes are conducted 2 days a week, for 1.5 hours since September 2025, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does First School, Ocean Park, The take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has First School, Ocean Park, The 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 capacity limits. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does First School, Ocean Park, The compare with other daycares in Santa Monica?
It is #26 of 37 centers in Santa Monica by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was First School, Ocean Park, The last inspected?
Jan 28, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does First School, Ocean Park, The cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First School, Ocean Park, 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 First School, Ocean Park, The?
The licensee is First School, LLC, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Cindy Borland.
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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 197410050 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.