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Childtime Children's Center INC. · School-Age Program, Garden Grove

12421 Springdale St, Garden Grove, CA 92845 · Orange County
School-age child care center

Childtime Children's Center INC. is a licensed child care center in Garden Grove, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 49 centers in Garden Grove and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 65% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #12 of 49 centers in Garden Grove
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
5 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 20, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jul 20, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jan 20, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 4, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 28, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jan 11, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jan 23, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Aug 23, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Apr 20, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Aug 23, 2022 Case management visit (other) Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238
Building and Grounds (a) The Child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. This requirement not met as evidence by: 1 Facility staff followed Written Directives in PIN 21-21 CCP for lead water testing. Licensing Forms completed; 9275, 9276 and facility sketch submitted. Test Results were posted. Sports jugs of water are being used to provide drinking water Based on lab report analysis water from faucet J (9.24 Parts Per Billion), M(7.23 PPB), T(11.00 PPB). These faucets samples taken on 08/03/2022 indicate levels of lead in exceedance.This poses a potential risk to children in care 8 from the other PASS sinks readily available for the staff and children. Director stated drinking fountains will be removed/ replaced and faucets will be repaired/replaced. Director to submit pictures, receipts to LPA by via email
Plan of correction due Sep 22, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity 60 children
License type School-age child care center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jan 4, 1991
Licensee Childtime Childcare, INC.
Administrator Irene Guereca
Phone (714) 894-4250
State facility # 300611706
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Common questions

Does Childtime Children's Center INC. take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Childtime Children's Center INC. had any serious violations?

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

How does Childtime Children's Center INC. compare with other daycares in Garden Grove?

It is tied for #12 of 49 centers in Garden Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 65% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Childtime Children's Center INC. last inspected?

Jul 20, 2026. No citations were issued 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 Garden Grove, was $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 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 Irene Guereca.

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 300611706 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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