Country Village Preschool Foothill Ranch · Preschool, Foothill Ranch
Country Village Preschool Foothill Ranch is a licensed child care center in Foothill Ranch, CA, licensed for up to 158 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 9). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #896 of 978 centers in Orange County and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. On 03/26/2026, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Staff 2 (S2) was asleep while caring for five (5) toddlers for approximately seven (7) minutes, S2 did not provide adequate supervision while the children were sleeping. This poses an immediate risk to the children in care's health and safety.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. On 3/26/2026, S2 did not feed the five (5) toddler children lunch and did not change the toddlers’ diapers frequently enough to keep them clean and dry at all times, which posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the person in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. While touring the outdoor activity space at 11:30 a.m. LPA observed four cans of paint on top of the counter near the children's hand washing sink. The paint cans read "Warning! Harmful if inhaled." Assistant director stated the maintenance worker left the paint out which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101416.5 Staff-Infant Ratio (b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requeriment was not met evidenced by: Director stated that she will submit a statement of understanding of the regualtion and detailed plan to ensure ratio are being met, to LPA by due date. Based on LPAs interviews and record review, S#2 and S#11 did not meet qualification to work in the Toddler classroom and had worked in the Toddler classrooms on multiple occasions, this posed an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of the children in care 8
101419(a)(2)(C) Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file... include the following: 1.Date. 2.Infant’s name. 3.Time of each 15-minute check. 4.Initials of staff person who conducted each check. This requiremnet is not met evidenced by: 1 Director stated she will submit proof of Sleep logs for the toddlers in care to LPA by due date. Based on interview and record review, Staff Staff 2 and Staff 3 admitted that facility did not complete Sleep log for 6 toddlers in care prior to 03/10/2023, which poses a potential risk in health, safety and personal rights for the children in care. 8
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 count out of 1 item, LPA observed a cleaning bottle, that stated Keep out of reach of children, located in a low shelf that is accessible to the children in the playground, which posed a potential health, safety risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Director admitted that facility has not completed Lead Testing as of 03/16/2023, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 staff, staff #1 did not have form LIC 503 Health Screening, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 staff, 1 staff did not have record of a TB test, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Complaint investigations
Staff do not document sleep checks for the toddlers in care.
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Common questions
Does Country Village Preschool Foothill Ranch take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Country Village Preschool Foothill Ranch had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 27, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Country Village Preschool Foothill Ranch?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Country Village Preschool Foothill Ranch compare with other daycares in Orange County?
It is tied for #896 of 978 centers in Orange County 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 Country Village Preschool Foothill Ranch last inspected?
Jul 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Country Village Preschool Foothill Ranch cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Country Village Preschool Foothill Ranch for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Foothill Ranch, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Country Village Preschool Foothill Ranch?
The licensee is Jenwill, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Ferguson.
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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 304370432 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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