California Kids Centers · School-Age Program, Santa Ana
California Kids Centers is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #66 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 staff were missing mandated reporter training certificates which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in, During interview, S3 stated that staff and children share the bathroom located in the preschool hallway and that adults do not use it at the same time as children do which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, At time of inspection LPAs observed staff 4 (S4) supervising 5 (five) children in the classroom alone. Director stated that S4 has 3 units and is enrolled in 3 units. During LPA's records reveiw LPA observed and verified education/units for S4 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does California Kids Centers take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has California Kids Centers had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does California Kids Centers compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is tied for #66 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% 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 $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 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 304370876 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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