First School, The
First School, The is a licensed child care center in Santa Monica, CA, licensed for up to 57 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 37 centers in Santa Monica and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
Inspection record
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About this center
Common questions
Does First School, The take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has First School, The had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does First School, The compare with other daycares in Santa Monica?
It is tied for #1 of 37 centers in Santa Monica by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was First School, The last inspected?
Mar 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does First School, The cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First School, 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, The?
The licensee is First School, LLC, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Nancy Salazar.
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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 197410049 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.