Childtime Children's Center · Infant Center, Brea
Childtime Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Brea, CA, licensed for up to 52 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #14 of 15 centers in Brea and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, on 8/22/24 at 8:34am Room 3 had a ratio of 15 infants and 3 staff. This is an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the children in care. a.) Teacher-to-child Ratios in Child Care Centers- California Child Care Licensing- ccld.childcarevideos.org
Based on interviews and record review, on 7/12/24, LPA received report of an infant vomiting on 7/11/24 at approximately 3:00pm. Based on review of sign in and sign out sheets, the infant returned to the facility on 7/12/24 at 9:26am. This is an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care. 8 by 5pm on 8/7/24 and submit to LPA email sarah.garcia@dss.ca.gov.
Based on interviews and record review, facility did not isolate infants showing signs of illness to an isolation area during the HFM outbreak between 6/3/24-7/30/24. This is an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care.
Based on interviews and record review, Facility did not report the HFM outbreak which began 6/3/24 to the Department in a timely manner. Facility reported the HFM outbreak during the 10-day initial visit on 7/3/24. This is a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
Based on interviews and record review, the facility did not follow admission protocol by accepting children with illness and not utilizing an isolation area during the HFM outbreak between 6/3/24-7/30/24. This is a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
The facility registered a single faucet in the facility with lead levels exceeding 5.5ppb.
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Complaint investigations
Licensee does not take adequate measures to prevent outbreaks in the facility.
Licensee did not report outbreak in a timely manner.
Licensee allows children with illness to return to the facility.
Licensee does not isolate children with illness.
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Common questions
Does Childtime Children's Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Childtime Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 22, 2024, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Childtime Children's Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Childtime Children's Center compare with other daycares in Brea?
It is #14 of 15 centers in Brea by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Childtime Children's Center last inspected?
Sep 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Childtime Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Childtime Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Brea, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Childtime Children's Center?
The licensee is Childtime Childcare, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Jenny Vasquez.
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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 304270267 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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