Gan Israel Preschool · Santa Monica
Gan Israel Preschool is a licensed child care center in Santa Monica, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #27 of 37 centers in Santa Monica and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 1 out of 8 files did not have proof of training, 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 8 files did not have proof of MMR which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101700.3(b)(1), A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an ActionLevel Exceedance 1 Facility has made outlet "J", identified with an Action Lead Exceedance of 5.5 ppb or over inaccessible until a retest has occurred. Director will email LPA a copy of parent notification letter via email by 3/24/2023. Director will send LPA a copy of schedule repairs and re-test summary. Based on interviews, and review of lead water testing samples taken on 2/6/2023 revealed that levels of lead were beyond allowable amount deemed by the State of California- 5 water outlets (j).This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
About this center
Common questions
Does Gan Israel Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Gan Israel Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Gan Israel Preschool compare with other daycares in Santa Monica?
It is tied for #27 of 37 centers in Santa Monica 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 Gan Israel Preschool last inspected?
Mar 17, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Gan Israel Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gan Israel Preschool 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 Gan Israel Preschool?
The licensee is Jewish Center Of The Bay Cities Incorporated, and the administrator listed with the state is Rivka Rabinowitz.
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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 197413851 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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