My First Place - Infant Center
My First Place - Infant Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Monica, CA, licensed for up to 11 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2019. 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
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 staff not having valid mandated reporter training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does My First Place - Infant Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has My First Place - Infant Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
When was My First Place - Infant Center last inspected?
Jan 24, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does My First Place - Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask My First Place - Infant Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Santa Monica, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs My First Place - Infant Center?
The licensee is Activity Place, LLC, The, and the administrator listed with the state is Gabriela Ruiz.
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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 197494098 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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