Early Childhood Center · Dana Point
Early Childhood Center is a licensed child care center in Dana Point, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #677 of 978 centers in Orange County and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interviews, and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above the facility did not test their water for lead and were not able to provide proof of testing, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in Facility has not submitted a Director Packets for the new director, which poses a potential 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. During staff file reviews, LPA observed staff and assisatant present did not have a current First Aid/ CPR certification available which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Early Childhood Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Early Childhood Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 2, 2023, for staff health screening and personnel requirements. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Early Childhood Center compare with other daycares in Orange County?
It is tied for #677 of 978 centers in Orange County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Early Childhood Center last inspected?
Oct 7, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Early Childhood Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Early Childhood Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Dana Point, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Early Childhood Center?
The licensee is Capistrano USD/Early Childhood Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Heidi Argent.
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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 300614114 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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