Aldersgate Untied Methodist Church Day Care Center
Aldersgate Untied Methodist Church Day Care Center is a licensed child care center in Tustin, CA, licensed for up to 65 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1990. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them 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 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 Yellow rm 15.0ppb, Yellow rm drinking fountain 7.3ppb, Green rm facuet 10.0ppb, Green rm drinking fountain 7.0ppb. 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. A review of the Facility Personnel Report Summary on this date indicates all facility staff or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions with the exception of Anju Sharma and Melissa Astbury 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 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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Common questions
Does Aldersgate Untied Methodist Church Day Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Aldersgate Untied Methodist Church Day Care Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation 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 Untied 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 Untied Methodist Church Day Care Center last inspected?
Oct 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Aldersgate Untied Methodist Church Day Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Aldersgate Untied 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 $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Aldersgate Untied 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 300610663 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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