Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center · School-Age Program, Tustin
Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center is a licensed child care center in Tustin, CA, licensed for up to 65 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #37 of 39 centers in Tustin and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Lead test was done March 2,2023 and high lead exceedance found in water tested.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. There is a high exceedance of Lead in the Preschool Rm 1 sink faucet 9.4ppb, Education BLdg drinking fountain 15.0 ppb. Director stated the faucets were replaced but no re-test was done after.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above 1 Teacher's Aide was left alone with 4 school-age children which poses 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 review, LPA observe Barrett Willett did not submit fingerprints prior to working at a child care centerhich poses an immediate 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 Aurora Peralta has been working at the center since October 3, 2022 and records show Aurora is not associated to Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center which poses an immediate 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 review, 3 out of 5 staff did not have prrof of their mandated reporter certification 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 file reviews, LPA observed S1 did not have Immunization records 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?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 20, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center compare with other daycares in Tustin?
It is #37 of 39 centers in Tustin by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Aldersgate United Methodist Church Day Care Center last inspected?
Jan 29, 2026. No citations were issued 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 $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 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, and the administrator listed with the state is Cheyenne 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 304270591 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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