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Everbrook Academy

30722 Richard Reese Way, Rancho Sta Margarita, CA 92688 · Orange County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Everbrook Academy is a licensed child care center in Rancho Sta Margarita, CA, licensed for up to 117 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 4). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #11 of 12 centers in Rancho Sta Margarita and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 87%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #11 of 12 centers in Rancho Sta Margarita
2Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 10, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 10, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 18, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 19, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 28, 2025 · Inspection · no citationOct 28, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 25, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 24, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundMar 29, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 25, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision2
Training & qualifications1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type AOct 15, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
101229(a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: No child (ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidence by: self reported incident, and 1 Assistant director agreed to meet with staff and review best practices policies regarding conducting accurate name to face head count and supervising children at all times. interviewing involved staff in the incident of 10/7/2025 that a 3 year old child was left unattended on the playground during transitioning to the classroom for couple of minutes. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. The agenda and staffs' signatures acknowledging supervising children at all times will be sent to LPA's email address by the due date of 10/16/2025.
Plan of correction due Oct 16, 2025
Type AJun 11, 2024Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: No child (ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on self-report UIR and staff interview conducted on 6/111/24, C1 was left alone without any adult supervision. This pose an immediate risk to the health of the children in care. Director met with S1 6/3/24 reviewed Best Practices Policies. Director will meet on 6/11/24 to retrain on Supervision Policy, Playground Supervision, and Face to Name Head Count. Director will send a Friendly Reminder Bulletin through Sprout About (App) for parents to use hallway door when leaving Two’s playground. Director will also have an all-staff training within the next two weeks on Supervision Policy, Playground Supervision, and Face to Name Head Count. Director will include a Friendly Reminder Bulletin through Sprout About (daily communication App) for parents to use hallway door when leaving Two’s playground.
Plan of correction due Jun 11, 2024
Type BOct 24, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Staff# 4 not having a mandated reporter certificate on their file on the day of the inspection which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 7, 2023
Type BMar 29, 2023Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(E)
101212 Reporting Requirements (d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. (1) Events reported shall include the following: (E) Epidemic outbreaks. 1 Director agreed to report unusual incident within 24 hour and in writing within 7 days to licensing. Director agreed to submit the LIC624 UIR for the Hand, Foot, Mouth diseases. Based on observations and interviews, Director did not report cases of hand, foot, mouth disease that occurred on 2/6/23 and 2/10/23 at the childcare center to licensing office or department of public health. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Apr 12, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedDec 19, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Nov 17, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedMar 29, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Mar 6, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
staff do not report incidents to responsible parties in a timely manner
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity117 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 21, 2007
LicenseeTutor Time Learning Centers, LLC
AdministratorLaura Johnson
Phone(949) 888-7274
State facility #304370327

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

Does Everbrook Academy take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Everbrook Academy had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 15, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Everbrook Academy?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Everbrook Academy compare with other daycares in Rancho Sta Margarita?

It is tied for #11 of 12 centers in Rancho Sta Margarita by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 87% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Everbrook Academy last inspected?

Aug 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Everbrook Academy cost?

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

Who runs Everbrook Academy?

The licensee is Tutor Time Learning Centers, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Laura Johnson.

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 304370327 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.