Creative Minds Children's House
Creative Minds Children's House is a licensed child care center in Mission Viejo, CA, licensed for up to 156 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #30 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. While touring the facility at 9:40 AM, LPA observed eight children sitting at the tables eating without any staff present. LPA walked around the corner and found the staff in charge of the classroom with the eight children eating assisting a child inside the restroom which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed staff are not documenting infant safe sleep once every 15 minutes during nap times. Staff stated they write the information on the white board and at the end of day they transfer the information into the ProCare app. Staff were unable to provide proof of 15 minute nap logs which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPAs observed bottles inside the refrigerator were missing names and dates which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Has Creative Minds Children's House had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 18, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Creative Minds Children's House compare with other daycares in Mission Viejo?
It is #30 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 85% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Creative Minds Children's House last inspected?
Apr 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Creative Minds Children's House cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Creative Minds Children's House for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Mission Viejo, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today), $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) and $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Creative Minds Children's House?
The licensee is Creative Minds Irvine, and the administrator listed with the state is Inoka Jayasinghe.
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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 304371674 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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