Frontiers Academy
Frontiers Academy is a licensed child care center in Costa Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa and better than 42% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that S2 and S3 did not have proof of completion of the Tdap vaccine which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.
Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the facility did not have a written procedure to sign the child in/out of the day care center which poses a potential safety to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Frontiers Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Frontiers Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Frontiers Academy compare with other daycares in Costa Mesa?
It is tied for #21 of 47 centers in Costa Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 42% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Frontiers Academy last inspected?
Aug 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Frontiers Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Frontiers Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Costa Mesa, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Frontiers Academy?
The licensee is Frontiers Academy, and the administrator listed with the state is Cynthia Gonzalez.
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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 304371519 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.