The Palisades Preschool
The Palisades Preschool is a licensed child care center in Santa Monica, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 37 centers in Santa Monica and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having 5 staff member's file did not have current Mandated ReporterTraining certificate which poses/posed a potential 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 2 out of 6 staff files did not have a completed Health Screening which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Palisades Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Palisades Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does The Palisades Preschool compare with other daycares in Santa Monica?
It is tied for #22 of 37 centers in Santa Monica by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Palisades Preschool last inspected?
Sep 10, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does The Palisades Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Palisades 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 Palisades Preschool?
The licensee is The Palisades Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Linda Juhasz-wood.
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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 197407108 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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