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Adventures In Learning II

1111 El Camino Real, Tustin, CA 92780 · Orange County
2 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

Adventures In Learning II is a licensed child care center in Tustin, CA, licensed for up to 79 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 8 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #22 of 39 centers in Tustin and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 46%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
#22 of 39 centers in Tustin
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
4Inspections
2 of 8Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 12 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 7, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 7, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 7, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 7, 2026 · Inspection · no citationSep 30, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 14, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 15, 2023 · Inspection · no citationApr 11, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 25, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 31, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 31, 2022 · Inspection · no citationOct 11, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 4, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 31, 2022Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(1)
101238 Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary... to ensure the safety and well-being of children...(1) The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free... of insects. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Director states that she will submit proof of action taken to ensure the facility is sanitized and free of insects to LPA Tran by due date. Based on observation, LPA Tran and LPA Castanon observed one alive cockroach under the sink in Blue Bird classroom and one dead cockroach under the cabinet in the Red Robin classroom. The Director was made aware and acknowledged the cockroaches in the 2 classrooms. 8
Plan of correction due Nov 14, 2022
Type BOct 11, 2022Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(1)
101238(a)(1)Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary... to ensure the safety and well-being of children...(1) The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free... rodents. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 The Director states that she will discuss with the owner to come up with a detailed plan to ensure the facility is clean and resolve the issue of rodent coming inside the facility, and will submit the plan to LPA Tran by due date. Based on LPA's observations and interviews, there are rodent's droppings in the playground, 2 classrooms and kitchen of the the facility, which posts a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 31, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJul 7, 2026Complaint investigationreceived May 3, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJul 7, 2026Complaint investigationreceived May 3, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedSep 30, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jul 17, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedApr 11, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jan 23, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJan 25, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Dec 27, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedOct 31, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Oct 3, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Facility has insects.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedOct 11, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Oct 6, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Facility has vermin.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedAug 4, 2022Complaint investigationreceived May 11, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity79 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 4, 2000
LicenseeFrizzell, Melinda & Donald
AdministratorSusana Mendoza
Phone(714) 730-5458
State facility #304270620

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

Does Adventures In Learning II take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Adventures In Learning II had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Adventures In Learning II?

California investigated 8 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Adventures In Learning II compare with other daycares in Tustin?

It is #22 of 39 centers in Tustin by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Adventures In Learning II last inspected?

Jul 7, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Adventures In Learning II cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Adventures In Learning II for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Tustin, 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 II?

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

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 304270620 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.