Dragonfly Academy
Dragonfly Academy is a licensed child care center in Garden Grove, CA, licensed for up to 54 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 49 centers in Garden Grove and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on, observation, interview, and record review. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above. At 1:15 pm, during staff file review and interview, staff 1 members did not have their mandated reporter training certificate, which expired 8/22/25, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Dragonfly Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Dragonfly Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Dragonfly Academy compare with other daycares in Garden Grove?
It is tied for #21 of 49 centers in Garden Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Dragonfly Academy last inspected?
Mar 5, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Dragonfly Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dragonfly Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Garden Grove, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Dragonfly Academy?
The licensee is Phong Chau, and the administrator listed with the state is Amy Nguyen.
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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 304371632 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.