Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center · Infant Center, Tustin
Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center is a licensed child care center in Tustin, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 8 citations, none of them Type A, most often for training & qualifications (4 of 8). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #33 of 39 centers in Tustin and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 1 (one) of 5 (five) records review did not have a health screening on file to reivew which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Lead testing was completed and did not meet the lead testing requirements, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Lead testing was completed but did not pass the lead testing requirements which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Director stated they do not document the 15 minute safe which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 2 staff that were in Romm 3 were not fully qualified which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 3 out of 5 staff did not have Mandated Reporter Training in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. DIrector stated they do not use the LIC 9227 Individual Sleeping Plan which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During staff file reviews, LPA observed staff present did not have proof of their mandated reporter certification available or inside their file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Does Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 8 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center compare with other daycares in Tustin?
It is tied for #33 of 39 centers in Tustin by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center last inspected?
Oct 23, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Tustin, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center?
The licensee is Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Cheyeme Cazares.
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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 304270200 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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