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La Playa Cooperative Nursery School

5041 Rhoda Way,lindberg Park, Culver City, CA 90230 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

La Playa Cooperative Nursery School is a licensed child care center in Culver City, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. 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.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0Type A citations
1Type B citations
1Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 1 state visit since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 4, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 4, 2024 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BJun 4, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 did not havw the mandated reporter certificate (persons)] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 11, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity40 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 22, 1993
LicenseeLa Playa Nursery School
AdministratorBetty Ruth Hollensteiner
Phone(310) 839-1597
State facility #191600388

Common questions

Does La Playa Cooperative Nursery School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has La Playa Cooperative Nursery School had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

When was La Playa Cooperative Nursery School last inspected?

Jun 4, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does La Playa Cooperative Nursery School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask La Playa Cooperative Nursery School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Culver City, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs La Playa Cooperative Nursery School?

The licensee is La Playa Nursery School, and the administrator listed with the state is Betty Ruth Hollensteiner.

Licensed centers nearby

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 191600388 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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