Kidz Korner Children's Center
Kidz Korner Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Monica, CA, licensed for up to 26 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, 1 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 #29 of 37 centers in Santa Monica and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having 1 adult not assocated to the facility which poses an immediate 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 1 out of 4 staff memebers does not have the correct training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Kidz Korner Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Kidz Korner Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 1, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Kidz Korner Children's Center compare with other daycares in Santa Monica?
It is tied for #29 of 37 centers in Santa Monica by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kidz Korner Children's Center last inspected?
Apr 1, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Kidz Korner Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kidz Korner Children's 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 Kidz Korner Children's Center?
The licensee is Keyla Bell, and the administrator listed with the state is Jo F. Bell.
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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 197493623 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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