Closed transaction · Santa Monica, CA
10th St Preschool
1444 10th St, Santa Monica, CA
SoldBusiness sale
A childcare transaction we closed in Santa Monica.
10th St Preschool at 1444 10th St, Santa Monica, CA was sold by Little Scholars Real Estate — the childcare-only brokerage. We represent owners of daycare centers, preschools, and early-education real estate, and we've closed 70+ centers across 18+ states.
If you own or lease a childcare property in Santa Monica or elsewhere in California, the numbers below are the market context we'd start from in a valuation.
Transaction
Business sale
Status
Sold
City
Santa Monica, CA
Sale price
$725,000
Transaction details shown are those we are permitted to disclose. Pricing on confidential assignments is not published.
Market context
What childcare property is worth in California.
Median sold cap rate
6.29%
Median price / SF
$538
California transactions
23
Children under 5 · metro
689,012
Source: Little Scholars sold-comps database — 592 childcare transactions across 41 states, updated June 2026. 17 of the 23 California sales reported a closing cap rate. Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
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