John Adams Child Development Center
John Adams Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Monica, CA, licensed for up to 65 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers: A result with values of 5:5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. 1 Director Susan Samarge- Powell stated that none of the outlets were used for food preparation or drinking, notification provided, alternative drinking water source provide, replacement of fixtures,fixture conditioning, follow up testing.
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About this center
Common questions
Does John Adams Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has John Adams Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
When was John Adams Child Development Center last inspected?
Aug 20, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does John Adams Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask John Adams Child Development 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 John Adams Child Development Center?
The licensee is Santa Monica-malibu Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Susan Samarge.
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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 197414609 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.