Calvary Chapel Preschool
Calvary Chapel Preschool is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 125 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #72 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in all staff members did not have a current qualified mandated reporter in their file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 7 staff files were not available for licensee to review which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff files were not in place for LPA to review which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the facility has not done a lead sampling water testing in the high school were the food prepartion is done 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 in all staff members did not have a mandated reporter that is approved by the state 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 Calvary Chapel Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Calvary Chapel Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Calvary Chapel Preschool compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is tied for #72 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Calvary Chapel Preschool last inspected?
Jun 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Calvary Chapel Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Calvary Chapel Preschool 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 Calvary Chapel Preschool?
The licensee is Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, and the administrator listed with the state is Leslie Steinhaus.
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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 304370643 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.