The Lighthouse Church Preschool
The Lighthouse Church Preschool is a licensed child care center in Santa Monica, CA, licensed for up to 54 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. 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 is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does The Lighthouse Church Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Lighthouse Church Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about The Lighthouse Church Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Lighthouse Church Preschool 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).
When was The Lighthouse Church Preschool last inspected?
Jan 28, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Lighthouse Church Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Lighthouse Church 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 The Lighthouse Church Preschool?
The licensee is Int's Ch Or The Foursquare Gospel, Scribner Robert, and the administrator listed with the state is Lori A.laughner.
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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 197404372 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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