First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a licensed child care center in Orange, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 8). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #37 of 43 centers in Orange and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.
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101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations... to meet his/her needs. This requirement is not met eveidenced by: 1 Director states she will submit a behavioral plan for C2 and will submit updates in facility's policy and procedures regarding to managing challenging behaviors, to LPA by due date. Based on interviews and record reviews, C2 and C3 had multiple incident reports, in which, both C2 and C3 exhibited aggressive behaviors towards others for approximately 1-2 years while attending facility, and facility did not have a plan to timely address and assist C2 and C3 in managing the challenging behaviors. This posed a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights to the children in care. 8
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, the facility did not conduct a disaster drill within the last six months, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, 3 out 5 staff did not have current mandated reporter trainings, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that, 5 out of 5 staff did not have current influenza immunization or statement to decline and 1 out 5 staff did not have pertussis immunization, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that that Staff 1 and 5 did not have health screening on file, Staff 5 did not have tuberculosis testing, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101416.5 Staff-Infant Ratio (b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requeriment was not met evidenced by: Director states that she will submit a statement of understanding of the regulation and detailed plan to ensure ratio are being met, to LPA by due date. Based on LPAs interviews and record review, Director and Staff#4 confirmed that S4, who were not qualified, had provided care for the toddler alone on 02/22/2023, which put the facility out of ratio, this posed an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of the children in care 8
101416.2 Infant Care Teacher Qualifications and Duties (b) Prior to employment, an infant care teacher shall have completed... three... units related to the care of infants... This requirement was not met evidenced by: 1 Director states that she will submit a statement of understanding of the regulation and provide a detailed plan to ensure this regulation is being met, to LPA by due date. Based on LPAs interviews and record review, Staff #4 did not meet qualification to work in the toddler classroom and had provided care for 2 toodlers in the the toddler classroom alone, for more than 30 minutes, this posed a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of the children in care. 8
101212 Reporting Requirements (1) during the operation of the child care center of any of the events, a report shall be made to the Department... within the Department's next working day (D) Any suspected physical or psychological abuse of any child. This requirement was not met evidenced by: 1 Director provide a statement of acknowledging the reporting requirement as stated on CCR 101212 and will follow guidelines to report any incidents as listed in the regulation. Based on interview, Director admitted that she did not report to the Department a suspected child abuse on 02/24/2022, which poses a potential risk for the safety of the children care. 8
Complaint investigations
Staff are not preventing inappropriate interaction between children.
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About this center
Common questions
Does First United Methodist Church take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has First United Methodist Church had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 20, 2023, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about First United Methodist Church?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does First United Methodist Church compare with other daycares in Orange?
It is tied for #37 of 43 centers in Orange by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was First United Methodist Church last inspected?
Jan 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does First United Methodist Church cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask First United Methodist Church for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Orange, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs First United Methodist Church?
The licensee is First United Methodist Church Of Orange, and the administrator listed with the state is Gina Warren.
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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 304371198 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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