Childs-pace
Childs-pace is a licensed child care center in Costa Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 35 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1983. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #41 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa and better than 8% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed Ashley Gonzalez Flores present at the facility and providing care for children present. Facility representative stated Ashley has been working at the facility since June 06, 2025. LPA observed Ashley fingerprints has not cleared and is still showing in process in Guardian as of June 13, 2025 which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed staff #1 (S1) did not have proof of their MMR immunization which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed staff #2 (S2) did not have a current mandated reporter certification which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Facility representative stated staff present did not have a current pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid certification which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Staff #3 did not have a mandated reporter which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Childs-pace take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Childs-pace had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 13, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Childs-pace?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Childs-pace compare with other daycares in Costa Mesa?
It is tied for #41 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 8% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Childs-pace last inspected?
Jun 13, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Childs-pace cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Childs-pace for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Costa Mesa, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Childs-pace?
The licensee is Childs-pace Foundation, INC, The, and the administrator listed with the state is John Levere.
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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 300605324 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.