Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church · Preschool, Yorba Linda
Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church is a licensed child care center in Yorba Linda, CA, licensed for up to 51 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 7). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #25 of 30 centers in Yorba Linda and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers.
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Based on staff interview, 7 of 8 staff stated a child over the age of 6, child of another staff, has been present at the facility and interacts with children in care. This poses 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, 3 of 6 Staff are missing the Mandated Reporter Certificate, and 1 of 6 Staff is missing the immunization record, which posesd a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and records reviewed, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of 3 teacher's assistants or aide are left with the children. No fully qualified teacher present at the time of inspection, which poses 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 S#3 did not have proof of immunization records, which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above S#1, #2, #3, and #7, did not have proof of completion of the Mandated Reporter Training, which poses a potential safety rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above S#3 did not have a completed health screening form in file which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.
Based on staff interviews, a staff member left napping children in the preschool room for approximately less than 5 minutes. This poses health and safety to the children in care.
Complaint investigations
limitations on capacity.
Staff is leaving children unsupervised during nap time
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Common questions
Does Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 15, 2021, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church compare with other daycares in Yorba Linda?
It is tied for #25 of 30 centers in Yorba Linda by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 83% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church last inspected?
Jun 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Yorba Linda, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church?
The licensee is Canyon Hills Friends Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Amber Welch.
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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 304371250 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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