Futaba Preschool
Futaba Preschool was a licensed child care center in Laguna Hills, CA, licensed for up to 57 children. Its license closed around July 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 substantiated, and issued 8 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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101230 Activities (b) All children shall be given an opportunity to nap or rest without distraction or disturbance from other activities at the center (3) No child shall be forced to stay awake or to stay in the napping area longer than the normal napping period. This requirement was not met by: 1 Director stated she was unaware of the regulation. Director stated she will meet with staff and go over the regulation. During staff interviews on 3/21/2024, four staff stated they open the blinds and turn on the lights when nap time is over. All staff stated if children are still asleep after opening the blinds and turning on the lights, staff will wake the child up by placing their hands on the child back or shoulder and tell the child nap time is over. 8
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above.Director stated she has not completed the lead testing which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Children immunization records were unavailable at the time of inspection. Assistant Director stated he did not have access to the files so LPA could review children records which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Assistant Director was unable to provide records to LPA which poses/posed 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. LPA was informed Director (S1) no longer works at the facility. Facility did not have a clear written statement of the administrative responsibility and authority delegated to the child care center director which poses/posed 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. LPA observed preschool aged children inside room #114 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. There shall be a clear written statement of the administrative responsibility and authority delegated to the child care center director.
Based on observation of the storage of medication at 2:30 pm, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one child's medication container without a label which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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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 304371230 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.