The Children's House · Infant Center, Orange
The Children's House is a licensed child care center in Orange, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #41 of 43 centers in Orange and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on LPA’s interviews, 5 out of 6 staff stated S5 treated children in rough manner. 8 Request Denied
Based on LPA’s interviews, 2 out of 6 staff disclosed S5 spoke inappropriately to children,
Based on interviews with staff and video footage recieved it has been determined Staff 7 (S7) and Staff 6 (S6) have violated children's personal rights. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff handle day care children in a rough manner.
Staff speak to day care children in an inappropriate manner.
Staff handle children in a rough manner
Staff force children to eat while in care
Staff force children to take naps while in care
Staff does not ensure children are provided a safe environment while in care
Staff do not ensure children are spoken to in an appropriate manner
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About this center
Common questions
Does The Children's House take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has The Children's House had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 25, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about The Children's House?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does The Children's House compare with other daycares in Orange?
It is tied for #41 of 43 centers in Orange by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Children's House last inspected?
Apr 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does The Children's House cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Children's House for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Orange, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Children's House?
The licensee is Evangelical Free Church Of Orange, and the administrator listed with the state is Deanne Walkwitz.
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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 304370558 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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