BOUSD-mariposa Early Learning Center
BOUSD-mariposa Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Brea, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #8 of 15 centers in Brea and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, Staff 2 (S2) does not have a current file at the facility which poses a potential health and safety rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the facility did not meet the lead testing deadline and was lead tested on March 21, 2023 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does BOUSD-mariposa Early Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has BOUSD-mariposa Early Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does BOUSD-mariposa Early Learning Center compare with other daycares in Brea?
It is #8 of 15 centers in Brea by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was BOUSD-mariposa Early Learning Center last inspected?
Sep 16, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does BOUSD-mariposa Early Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask BOUSD-mariposa Early Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Brea, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs BOUSD-mariposa Early Learning Center?
The licensee is Brea Olinda Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Meredith White.
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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 304370917 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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