California Kids Centers · Preschool, Santa Ana
California Kids Centers is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 48 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 and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 8). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #85 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 staff missing mandated Reporter Training Certificate which poses/posed a potential 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 in LPAs observed feces in the wood chips around the children’s play equipment. Director stated that they have been working on this, and a staff rake the playground before children play, which poses/posed a potential 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 in, LPAs observed one stall in the bathroom located in the preschool hallway to have wetness on the floor around the front, side and back of toilet area, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPAs observed 2 (two) inhalers for 2 (two) children S6 and S7 to be stored in a Ziplock bag with form LIC9221 that was incomplete and missing information on what symptoms child will show for staff to administer the medication to the child. S8 missing medical form, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA’s interviews and observation. LPA observed facility’s outdoor equipment; swing was broken and in need of repairs, outdoor equipment bridge was taped with electrical tape and through interviews the sandbox was not clean or sanitary which poses a potential health risk to the children in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility is not clean.
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About this center
Common questions
Does California Kids Centers take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has California Kids Centers had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 15, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about California Kids Centers?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does California Kids Centers compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is #85 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was California Kids Centers last inspected?
Jul 13, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does California Kids Centers cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask California Kids Centers for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Santa Ana, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs California Kids Centers?
The licensee is California Kids Centers, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Cathy Sipia.
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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 304370875 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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