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Environmental Nature Center (Enc) Nature Preschool

745 Dover Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663 · Orange County
Child care center (preschool)

Environmental Nature Center (Enc) Nature Preschool is a licensed child care center in Newport Beach, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #14 of 19 centers in Newport Beach and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#14 of 19 centers in Newport Beach
1 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 3, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jun 3, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jun 3, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Jan 22, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Nov 17, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Oct 10, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Other standards 1
Supervision 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Jun 3, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Other standards
Observation of the Child §101226.3(a)
a 4-year-old child (C1) found a Nicotine Vapor Pen on the playground and put it in their mouth. 1 The director agreed to review the importance of observing the behavior of children continually with staff. And reviewing/updating the procedure of keeping personal items that might be a hazard to children inaccessible to children with staff. S1 unintentionally, forgot to secure their fanny pack in the locked closet, and did not realize vapor pen had fallen in the sandbox. Staff on the playground did not observe the behavior of the child adequately to prevent C1 putting it in their mouth. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 The director agreed to send a statement with staff’s signatures acknowledging the above licensing requirement to LPA by the due date of 6/6/2025. The proof of correction will be sent to LPA's email address.
Plan of correction due Jun 6, 2025
Type A Jan 22, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1)No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... This requirrement was not met as 1 Director stated an all staff training was conducted on 12/19/24. Supervision policy and procedures were reviewed. Director will email LPA Valdez Santana at dianna.valdezsantana@dss.ca.gov her POC by
Plan of correction due Jan 23, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Oct 10, 2023 Complaint investigation received Aug 15, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 75 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 12, 2019
Licensee Environmental Nature Center
Administrator Vanessa Sener
Phone (949) 629-1044
State facility # 304371285
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Common questions

Does Environmental Nature Center (Enc) Nature Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Environmental Nature Center (Enc) Nature Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 22, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Environmental Nature Center (Enc) Nature Preschool?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Environmental Nature Center (Enc) Nature Preschool compare with other daycares in Newport Beach?

It is #14 of 19 centers in Newport Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Environmental Nature Center (Enc) Nature Preschool last inspected?

Jun 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Environmental Nature Center (Enc) Nature Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Environmental Nature Center (Enc) Nature Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Newport Beach, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Environmental Nature Center (Enc) Nature Preschool?

The licensee is Environmental Nature Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Vanessa Sener.

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 304371285 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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