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Futaba Preschool

23802 Avenida De Ln Carlota, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 · Orange County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jul 31, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

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

0Type A citations
8Type B citations
5Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 30, 2026 · Inspection · no citationApr 17, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 16, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 16, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundNov 7, 2022 · Inspection · citation foundOct 27, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork3
Health & medication2
Other standards1
Caregiver conduct1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 16, 2024Complaint investigationOther standards
Activities and napping §101230(b)(3)
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
Plan of correction due Apr 16, 2024
Type BApr 16, 2024InspectionCaregiver conduct
Personal Rights
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.
Plan of correction due May 16, 2024
Type BNov 7, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Children's immunizations §101220.1(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2022
Type BNov 7, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(d)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2022
Type BNov 7, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(b)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2022
Type BNov 7, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(c)(c)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2022
Type BNov 7, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Director qualifications and duties §101215.1(f)(f)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2022
Type BOct 27, 2021InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 5, 2021

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedApr 16, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Mar 14, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity57 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceOct 22, 2018
ClosedJul 31, 2026
LicenseeFutabakai INC.
Last administratorYuki Ishida
State facility #304371230

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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.