The Childs-pace Foundation INC.
The Childs-pace Foundation INC. is a licensed child care center in Costa Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 19 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on interview, the director stated the facility has not conducted Lead Testing which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on interview and record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above , the directo's Pediatric CPR and First Aid card has expired on 2/28/24 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does The Childs-pace Foundation INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has The Childs-pace Foundation INC. had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
When was The Childs-pace Foundation INC. last inspected?
Sep 26, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does The Childs-pace Foundation INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Childs-pace Foundation INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Costa Mesa, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Childs-pace Foundation INC.?
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 304371544 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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