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Play Mountain Place

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Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

6063 Hargis Street, Los Angeles, CA 90034

Visit website ↗(323) 870-4381Directions ↗Licensed for 44
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Licensing & safety record

Citations on file
2
Complaint visits
1
Last visit
5/20/2025
Total visits
4

Citations are part of routine licensing oversight and range from minor (Type B) to serious (Type A). A citation alone doesn't mean a program is unsafe — read the full reports for context.

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-09-29). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Play Mountain Place is a humanistic alternative preschool and elementary school in Los Angeles that has operated since 1949. The school provides a play-based, child-directed, non-authoritarian educational environment where children spend the majority of their time playing outdoors.

Philosophy
Play-based, child-directed, non-authoritarian, humanistic, self-directed, alternative, experiential, child-centered, and progressive education. Core value: love and respect for children. Vision: children treated with respect, allowed to play freely, and trusted to direct their own learning.
Ages served
Preschool and elementary aged children
Outdoor
Children spend the majority of their days, rain or shine, playing outdoors on a spacious and historic campus shaded by a canopy of trees, located close to Ballona Creek on the edge of Culver City.

Programs

  • •Play-based learning
  • •Child-directed education
  • •Literacy development

Highlights

  • ✓Operating since 1949 as one of the earliest humanistic alternative schools in the U.S.
  • ✓Located on historic campus with extensive outdoor space near Ballona Creek
  • ✓75-year commitment to play-based, non-authoritarian approach
  • ✓Strong community focus with parent communication tools

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