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Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church · Preschool, Yorba Linda

20400 Fairmont Connector, Yorba Linda, CA 92886 · Orange County
2 substantiated complaints Child care center (preschool)

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.

Inspection record

More citations than 83% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #25 of 30 centers in Yorba Linda
1 Type A citations
6 Type B citations
4 Inspections
2 of 3 Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 2, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 2, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Dec 11, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found May 23, 2025 · Inspection · citation found Sep 4, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 31, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 4, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Jul 6, 2022 · Inspection · citation found Dec 15, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 3
Staff ratios 1
Records & paperwork 1
Health & medication 1
Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Dec 11, 2025 Complaint investigation Staff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Jan 9, 2026
Type B May 23, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Jun 23, 2025
Type B Apr 4, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(b)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Apr 30, 2024
Type B Jul 6, 2022 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Jul 13, 2022
Type B Jul 6, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Jul 13, 2022
Type B Jul 6, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
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.
Plan of correction due Jul 13, 2022
Type A Dec 15, 2021 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Dec 16, 2021

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Dec 11, 2025 Complaint investigation received Oct 7, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
limitations on capacity.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Jul 31, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jun 4, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Dec 15, 2021 Complaint investigation received Sep 27, 2021
Substantiated allegation:
Staff is leaving children unsupervised during nap time
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 51 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 10, 2019
Licensee Canyon Hills Friends Church
Administrator Amber Welch
Phone (714) 290-3993
State facility # 304371250
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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.

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 304371250 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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