Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church · Infant Center, Yorba Linda
Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church is a licensed child care center in Yorba Linda, CA, licensed for up to 19 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 30 centers in Yorba Linda and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on staff interview, S3 is an aide and was left alone supervising 4 infants. This pose a potential risk to the health and safety of the child in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The infant changing table is not within arm's reach of a sink and previous deficiency cited on 4/4/24 was not corrected, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on the information gathered from the interviews conducted, medical reports, photos and observation, It was determined that C1 sustained 2nd degree burns on both legs due to hot water spilling on a counter and onto C1 which pose an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8 Director stated that a copy of ouch report and a documented write-up for S1 will be made and a copy of signed document will be provided to LPA by due date.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The infant changing table is not within arm's reach of a sink which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
1596.8662(b)(1)... employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training... and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. 1 The licensee did not comply with the section cited above by means of not having a complete and up to date mandated reporter training for S1 and S2 during today's inspection which poses a potential health and safety risk for children in care. 8
Based on LPAs record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, the infants up to 12-months records did not contain the Individual Infant Sleeping Plan LIC 9227 which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Unqualified staff is left alone to supervise children
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Common questions
Does Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
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 Apr 4, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Canyon Hills Childcare/Canyon Hills Friends Church?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. 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 #22 of 30 centers in Yorba Linda by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% 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 $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 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 304371251 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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