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Carousel Preschool and Daycare Center · School-Age Program, Cypress

5890 Cathy Avenue, Cypress, CA 90630 · Orange County
School-age child care center

Carousel Preschool and Daycare Center is a licensed child care center in Cypress, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. 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 23 centers in Cypress and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citations since Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 23 centers in Cypress
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
No citations in 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Jan 29, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jan 29, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jun 19, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Aug 15, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation May 26, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 25, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated May 26, 2023 Complaint investigation received Mar 16, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 120 children
License type School-age child care center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 24, 2015
Licensee Amanda Phillips
Administrator Tracie Troch
Phone (714) 828-7430
State facility # 304371023
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Common questions

Does Carousel Preschool and Daycare Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-age children.

Has Carousel Preschool and Daycare Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Carousel Preschool and Daycare Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Carousel Preschool and Daycare Center compare with other daycares in Cypress?

It is tied for #1 of 23 centers in Cypress by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Carousel Preschool and Daycare Center last inspected?

Jan 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Carousel Preschool and Daycare Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Carousel Preschool and Daycare Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Cypress, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Carousel Preschool and Daycare Center?

The licensee is Amanda Phillips, and the administrator listed with the state is Tracie Troch.

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 304371023 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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