Capistrano USD/Viejo Elementry School
Capistrano USD/Viejo Elementry School is a licensed child care center in Mission Viejo, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #23 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Upon arrival, LPA observed teacher Olivia Casarrubias-Quinn caring for 15 children without any other adults present which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During file reviews, LPA observed only 12 out of the 15 children present were signed in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Capistrano USD/Viejo Elementry School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Capistrano USD/Viejo Elementry School had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 28, 2024, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Capistrano USD/Viejo Elementry School compare with other daycares in Mission Viejo?
It is tied for #23 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Capistrano USD/Viejo Elementry School last inspected?
May 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Capistrano USD/Viejo Elementry School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Capistrano USD/Viejo Elementry School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Mission Viejo, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Capistrano USD/Viejo Elementry School?
The licensee is Capistrano Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Aurora Hamidi.
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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 304270458 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.