La Playa Cooperative Nursery School is a before or after school daycare daycare located at 5041 Rhoda Way Lindberg Park, Culver City, California CA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
Parents consistently praise La Playa as a loving, play-based preschool with caring teachers and a strong community atmosphere. The cooperative model emphasizing parental involvement, social-emotional development, and conflict resolution is highly valued. Children reportedly enjoy attending and thrive in the nurturing, creative environment.
La Playa is pure magic! Both of my children have attended, and I’ve never experienced a more loving, thoughtful, and community driven preschool. Teacher Teri is truly amazing!!! An award-winning educator who understands child development and celebrates every child as an individual. The families, the sense of connection, the joy, it’s all incredible. I even switched my older child here after two years at another preschool because I fell in love when my younger started attending. And the cost is so reasonable, both kids together cost less than one at many other schools. I couldn’t recommend La Playa more!
The McNamara Family recommends this pre-school without hesitation and with the fullest seal of approval. Our toddler daughter is so happy here and loves going to school so much that she sings and skips down the street on the way in the morning. Learning to love school is the key first step in the education process and La Playa hits it out of the park!
Today is our last day at La Playa, and we are truly going to miss all of you. We’ve learned so much from this wonderful school. I especially loved the Talk-Overs—I gained so much insight from them. I’m deeply grateful to all the teachers. You’ve been so generous, kind, and attentive. I’m truly glad we joined this school—not only for the learning experience but also because we found such a warm and supportive parent community. La Playa is a play-based school, and while the teachers say they don’t focus on academics, I believe the children learn something even more valuable here. They grow into their nature and learn important life skills: understanding routines, sharing, saying sorry and forgiving, taking turns, and developing empathy. These lessons shape a brighter future for them. At this age, moral education is just as—if not more—important than academics. One day during a Talk-Over, a teacher humbly said, “Maybe they won’t remember me.” But I want to say: you are my daughter’s very first teacher, and she will always remember you. Thank you for everything and please be in touch 🥰
We have loved our time at La Playa. It is a wonderful, nurturing environment for little ones with lots of time for play, creativity and relationship building. The community of parents and teachers is warm and welcoming. So glad to have found this wonderful school!
I’ve had 2 kids attend this school over 3 years and I cannot say enough good things about it. My kids LOVE this school! The coop aspect with the parent involvement was what convinced me, but the emotional support for the kids and conflict resolution was what convinced me to stay. I think it’s important for children this age to engage in social interaction and to learn how to interact with each other and recognize their own emotions. La Playa has amazing teachers who lead by example and teach with heart and I cannot thank them enough for guiding my kiddos on their journey of growth. I highly recommend!!!