Bathgate Elementary
Bathgate Elementary is a licensed child care center in Mission Viejo, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 6 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (4 of 6). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #31 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo and better than 6% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. While touring the classroom at 9:35 AM, LPA observed an unlocked cabinet under the childrens water faucet. LPA observed SKI NEO SOLU-STYRIL NO.5 that reads "Keep out of reach of children and harmful if swallowed" which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. While touring classroom #13 at 8:43 AM, LPA observed an unlocked cabinet with a broken child safety lock. Inside the cabinet, LPA observed Folex, Lysol, Aervoe flammable Marking chalk, 730 HP Disinfectant, and Oxivir that reads "Keep out of reach of children" 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. The license to operate was issued for classroom #24 only, not classroom #13 which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. While touring inside classroom #13 LPA did not observe a working carbon monoxide detector which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. While touring the facility, LPA observed ants inside Classroom #13 near the childrens water fountain that is used for drinking 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. Director listed on Licensing Information System is no longer employed at the preschool and Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) has not received a new Director Packet which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Bathgate Elementary take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bathgate Elementary had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 23, 2026, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Bathgate Elementary compare with other daycares in Mission Viejo?
It is #31 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 6% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Bathgate Elementary last inspected?
Jan 23, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Bathgate Elementary cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bathgate Elementary for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Mission Viejo, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bathgate Elementary?
The licensee is Capistrano Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Estrella Vargas.
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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 304370135 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.