Childtime Children's Center INC. · Preschool, Laguna Niguel
Childtime Children's Center INC. is a licensed child care center in Laguna Niguel, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 4 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 25 centers in Laguna Niguel and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one count out of one count which poses a potential health, safety risk to persons in care. LPA observed the wooden bottom of the fences around playground had splinters and some nails sticking out of the wood. On another playground some dried bushes of tress piled up over the fence to create possible fire hazard.
Based on observation, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 counts out of 7 counts of staffs' files missing LIC 503 for Staff # 7 and LIC 503 plus TB test for Staff # 5, and 6. which poses a potential health, safety risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA's observation from the classrooms today, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 counts out of 3 counts of 3 classrooms that the floor mats were not in good condition and the foam were exposed in 3 classrooms which poses a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.
Based on observation today, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two counts out of two counts that the sandboxes contained dirt and not adequate sand and the sandboxes contained foreign materials in it which poses a potential health, and safety risk to persons in care.
Based on the record reviewing today, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 counts out of 5 files that staff # 2 missing MMR, and staff # 3 missing MMR and Pertussis immunizations on their files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
interviewing 7 staff and 7 children confirming child #1 (C1) has hurt them. There were 12 incident reports within 2 months indicated C1 has hurt other children and that the facility failed to prevent children from being hurt. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 The director will follow up with staff watch the videos regarding Personal Rights of children at the Department's website of: https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/personal rights-in-child-care. The proof of watching the videos will be sent to LPA by 5/10/2024
101223(a)(1) Personal Rights. (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. 1 Director Kathern De La Torre provided a written statement to LPA on 4-5-2023, stating she will provide staff training on Personal Rights by April 18, 2023.Director will provide sign in sheet for all staff that received the personal rights training. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on LPA’s interviews, 3 staff witnessed S1 yelling at day care children at the facility. This action poses an immediate risk to the health and safety to the child in care.
101229 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, Director agrees to conduct a staff training discussing care and supervision and developing a plan while on playground to meet all children's needs. The director will provide a meeting agenda and a role sheet signed by all staff names who attended the training. Director will forward these items to LPA via email stella.gutierrez@dss.ca.gov This regulation was not met as evidence by statements and observation that then children in the were not 100 % supervised by STAFF #1 on 12/06/2022 resulting in the incident occurring based on Child #1 statement. 8
Complaint investigations
The facility could not keep a child safe of being injured by another child
Facility staff yells at daycare children.
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Common questions
Does Childtime Children's Center INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Childtime Children's Center INC. had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 7, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Childtime Children's Center INC.?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Childtime Children's Center INC. compare with other daycares in Laguna Niguel?
It is tied for #22 of 25 centers in Laguna Niguel by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Childtime Children's Center INC. last inspected?
Jan 9, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Childtime Children's Center INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Childtime Children's Center INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Laguna Niguel, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Childtime Children's Center INC.?
The licensee is Childtime Childcare, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Ivette Ceballos.
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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 300611704 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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