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Children of Light School, INC. · School-Age Program, Garden Grove

12672 Brookhurst Street, Garden Grove, CA 92840 · Orange County
1 substantiated complaint School-age child care center

Children of Light School, INC. is a licensed child care center in Garden Grove, CA, licensed for up to 9 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #38 of 49 centers in Garden Grove and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 68% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #38 of 49 centers in Garden Grove
1 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
4 Inspections
1 of 1 Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 5, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Aug 5, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Nov 8, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Apr 23, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 23, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jul 18, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 1
Health & medication 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Apr 23, 2024 Complaint investigation Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
Based on LPA’s interview 2 staff, and the record reviewed, The facility hired 1 staff without a criminal record clearing. This is an immediate risk to the safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 24, 2024
Type B Jul 18, 2022 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 3 staff members are missing the record of pertussis, and measles which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 18, 2022
Type B Jul 18, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(f)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in all staff members' pediatric CPR and first aid were expired which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 18, 2022

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Apr 23, 2024 Complaint investigation received Mar 18, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Uncleared staff caring and supervising day care children.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 9 children
License type School-age child care center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jun 9, 2014
Licensee Children Of Light, INC.
Administrator Sang-ah Rhee
Phone (714) 534-2599
State facility # 304370934
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Common questions

Does Children of Light School, INC. take infants?

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

Has Children of Light School, INC. had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 23, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Children of Light School, INC.?

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

How does Children of Light School, INC. compare with other daycares in Garden Grove?

It is tied for #38 of 49 centers in Garden Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Children of Light School, INC. last inspected?

Aug 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Children of Light School, INC. cost?

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

Who runs Children of Light School, INC.?

The licensee is Children Of Light, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Sang-ah Rhee.

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 304370934 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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