Carden Hall
Carden Hall is a licensed child care center in Newport Beach, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2026. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 19 centers in Newport Beach and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Carden Hall take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Carden Hall had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Carden Hall compare with other daycares in Newport Beach?
It is tied for #1 of 19 centers in Newport Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Carden Hall last inspected?
Nov 21, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Carden Hall cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Carden Hall for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Newport Beach, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Carden Hall?
The licensee is Carden Hall, and the administrator listed with the state is Dawn Lambert.
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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 304371116 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.