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Adventures In Learning

157 South Malena Drive, Orange, CA 92869 · Orange County
Child care center (preschool)

Adventures In Learning is a licensed child care center in Orange, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 43 centers in Orange and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 43 centers in Orange
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 1, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 1, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJan 10, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 6, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMar 3, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedApr 11, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Mar 20, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity72 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 29, 1997
LicenseeFrizzell, Melinda & Donald
AdministratorMelinda Frizzell
Phone(714) 538-7800
State facility #304270288

Common questions

Does Adventures In Learning take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Adventures In Learning had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Adventures In Learning?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Adventures In Learning compare with other daycares in Orange?

It is tied for #1 of 43 centers in Orange by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Adventures In Learning last inspected?

Jul 1, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Adventures In Learning cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Adventures In Learning for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Orange, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Adventures In Learning?

The licensee is Frizzell, Melinda & Donald, and the administrator listed with the state is Melinda Frizzell.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 304270288 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.