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Buena Park Lovely Preschool

8771 Valley View St., Buena Park, CA 90620 · Orange County
Child care center (preschool)

Buena Park Lovely Preschool is a licensed child care center in Buena Park, CA, licensed for up to 29 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 31 centers in Buena Park and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 45% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #16 of 31 centers in Buena Park
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected May 19, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 19, 2026 · Inspection · no citation May 13, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Feb 26, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jan 6, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type B May 13, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(d)
Based on observation, interview, and record review. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above. At 9:00 AM during document reviews, and interviewed, LPA observed the last firedrills was conduct on 8/9/2024, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 13, 2025
Type B Jan 6, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 4 staff members which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 20, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 29 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Mar 18, 1994
Licensee Han Joy Mikyong
Administrator Han Joy Mikyong
Phone (714) 821-4325
State facility # 300614159
Parent reviews Google Maps reviews
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Common questions

Does Buena Park Lovely Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Buena Park Lovely Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Buena Park Lovely Preschool compare with other daycares in Buena Park?

It is tied for #16 of 31 centers in Buena Park by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Buena Park Lovely Preschool last inspected?

May 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Buena Park Lovely Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Buena Park Lovely Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Buena Park, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Buena Park Lovely Preschool?

The licensee is Han Joy Mikyong, and the administrator listed with the state is Han Joy Mikyong.

Licensed centers nearby

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 300614159 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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