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The First School is a relationship-based, developmental preschool in Santa Monica that serves children roughly from 12 months through transitional kindergarten across three small campuses, including the Ocean Park campus.
The First School is a relationship-based developmental preschool serving young children in Santa Monica across three separate campuses. The school emphasizes predictable routines and small, age-specific environments to support children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.
The program uses play-based learning and individualized attention, with a predictable daily schedule and teacher-planned activities alongside opportunities for free exploration. Weekly specialist classes and workshops in art, music, and movement are part of the offerings, and an optional gymnastics class is available at each campus.
Classrooms are described as simple and intentionally arranged to support focused play and creativity; play yards are designed for young children to climb, run, ride bikes, and explore. Teachers are noted as experienced and supported in ongoing professional development. Family-teacher partnerships, regular photo recaps and newsletters, cultural celebrations, community service activities, and an independent financial aid trust are part of the school’s community supports.
Children learn to separate from parents and begin developing language, collaboration, and age-appropriate self-care habits in small class groups. Classes are staffed with two teachers and have about 12–14 children per class. LIC 197410050.
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