{"url":"/santa-monica/the-first-school-santa-monica","provider":{"id":"the-first-school-santa-monica","name":"The First School","kind":"organization","about":"The First School is a Santa Monica preschool founded in 1975, according to its website. Its Ocean Park location at 1733 Ocean Park Blvd. is licensed through The First School, LLC, and the school's site describes a play-based program for children from 12 months to 6 years.","website":"https://www.thefirstschool.org","phone":"(310) 450-0551","email":null,"instagram":null,"founded":1975,"credentials":[],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"1733 Ocean Park Blvd.","unit":null,"city":"santa-monica","zip":"90405","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.466454,34.012758],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"preschool","type":"childcare","name":"The First School, Ocean Park","summary":"The First School's Ocean Park preschool on Ocean Park Blvd., with a Preschool Year 1 class for 2-year-olds.","description":"The First School's Ocean Park location at 1733 Ocean Park Blvd. in Santa Monica, zip 90405, is licensed for up to 63 children under license number 197410050, first issued January 16, 2004. The school's website lists this location as Preschool Year 1, for 2-year-olds. The First School describes its approach as play-based, supporting social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth, and says it meets each child where they are. The school has operated since 1975 and offers a toddler group for children from 12 months and their parents. The Ocean Park phone number is (310) 450-0551, and the school says tuition and tours are handled through its admissions page.","categories":["preschool"],"ages":{"min":2,"max":3},"childcare":{"setting":"center","license":"197410050","capacity":63},"traits":{"methods":["play-based"],"topics":["toddler-program"],"feel":"A play-based Ocean Park Blvd. preschool in Santa Monica, with a first-year class for 2-year-olds, part of a school operating since 1975."}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.thefirstschool.org","fetched":"2026-10-09"},"updated":"2026-10-09","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}