{"url":"/palms/play-mountain-place","provider":{"id":"play-mountain-place","name":"Play Mountain Place","kind":"organization","about":"Play Mountain Place is a private humanistic school in Los Angeles, on the edge of Culver City near Ballona Creek. Its website says it has operated since 1949 and calls itself one of the earliest humanistic alternative schools in the U.S. A Board of Trustees speaks for the school, which says it is not associated with any other school. It serves preschool and elementary-aged children, and the state licenses its site as a day care center.","website":"https://www.playmountain.org","phone":"(323) 870-4381","email":"info@playmountain.org","instagram":null,"founded":1949,"credentials":[],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"6063 Hargis Street","unit":null,"city":"palms","zip":"90034","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.376621,34.032425],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"preschool","type":"childcare","name":"Play Mountain Place","summary":"A play-based, child-directed school for preschool and elementary-aged children, mostly outdoors, licensed for 44.","description":"Play Mountain Place is a play-based, child-directed school for preschool and elementary-aged children, on a spacious, historic campus on a quiet street near Ballona Creek. Its website describes a non-authoritarian, progressive and experiential approach, and says children spend most of their days outdoors whatever the weather. The state licenses it as a day care center with room for 44 children, and the state record dates the license to February 1993. The school calls itself one of the earliest humanistic alternative schools in the United States and is marking its 75th anniversary. Its admissions pages cover how to apply and tuition and fees, and it offers parent resources on respectful communication at home, a reading list and an alumni community. A Board of Trustees speaks for the school.","categories":["preschool"],"ages":{"min":2,"max":10},"childcare":{"setting":"center","license":"191600479","capacity":44},"traits":{"methods":["play-based"],"setting":"outdoor","amenities":["outdoor-space"],"feel":"A child-directed school where most of the day is spent outdoors on a historic campus near Ballona Creek.","topics":["historic-site"]}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.playmountain.org","fetched":"2026-10-09"},"updated":"2026-10-09","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}