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Children's Village Preschool · Preschool, Orange

254 S. Esplanade, Orange, CA 92869 · Orange County
Child care center (preschool)

Children's Village Preschool is a licensed child care center in Orange, CA, licensed for up to 95 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 43 centers in Orange and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 61% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #16 of 43 centers in Orange
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
4 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 21, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 21, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Apr 2, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 3, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Nov 17, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Apr 5, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Nov 22, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Feb 3, 2026 Complaint investigation Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
101229(a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met evidenced by: The Site Supervisor Stephanie Nord stated that they will appeal the citation. Therefore, they will not create or accept the Plan of Correction (POC). Based on LPAs observations and interviews with staff members, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to Staff # 2 (S2) stated that the staff do not provide 100 percent supervision to children in care because they need to input and finish the Daily Activities Report on the ipads before 3:00PM while they are outside supervising the children, and Staff # 3 (S3) stated that there is a lack of supervision because staff need to input and finish the Daily Activities Report on the ipads before 3:00PM while they are outside supervising…
Plan of correction due Feb 17, 2026

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Feb 3, 2026 Complaint investigation received Dec 17, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 95 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Apr 9, 2007
Licensee C & A Dreams, INC
Administrator Jessica Gutierrez
Phone (714) 633-3133
State facility # 304370265
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Common questions

Does Children's Village Preschool take infants?

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

Has Children's Village Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Children's Village Preschool?

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

How does Children's Village Preschool compare with other daycares in Orange?

It is tied for #16 of 43 centers in Orange by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Children's Village Preschool last inspected?

Sep 21, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Children's Village Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Village Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Orange, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Children's Village Preschool?

The licensee is C & A Dreams, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica Gutierrez.

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 304370265 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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