# Growing Place Santa Monica Early Childhood Lab

Growing Place Santa Monica Early Childhood Lab is a licensed infant center (child care center) in Santa Monica, CA serving ages Infant, Toddler, with 42 licensed seats. It is regulated by CA CDSS.

## Key facts
- Status: Licensed
- Address: 1802 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401

- Ages: Infant, Toddler
- Capacity: 42
- License/permit: 197494871
- Operator: [GROWING PLACE](https://www.kinfield.site/operator/ca-growing-place) — runs 2 programs
- Phone: (310) 434-3811

- Official regulator profile: https://www.ccld.dss.ca.gov/carefacilitysearch/FacDetail/197494871

## Inspection record
Passed all 3 California licensing visits on record (2023-02-08 to 2026-08-03) with no violations.

## Nearby programs
- [Growing Place Santa Monica Early Childhood Lab](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ca-ccld-197494872) — 0 km, capacity 68
- [Samohi Infant/Toddler Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ca-ccld-197414780) — 0.28 km, capacity 28
- [Santa Monica Family YMCA Child Development Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ca-ccld-197408600) — 0.98 km, capacity 41
- [Santa Monica Family YMCA Early Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ca-ccld-197408601) — 0.98 km, capacity 36
- [Big and Tiny Santa Monica LLC](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ca-ccld-197495451) — 1.01 km, capacity 41
- [First School, the](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ca-ccld-197410051) — 1.01 km, capacity 44

## Sources
- ca_ccld_child_care_centers record 197494871 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://www.ccld.dss.ca.gov/carefacilitysearch/FacDetail/197494871
- ca_cdss_ccl_facility_locations record 197494871 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/community-care-licensing-facilities

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ca-ccld-197494871 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.