Garden Grove 1st Preschool
Garden Grove 1st Preschool is a licensed child care center in Garden Grove, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #29 of 49 centers in Garden Grove and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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(a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, This requirement is not met evidenced by: 1 Director states they will submit a written plan of how the facility plans to maintain ratio at the facility at all times to LPA via email by due date. Based on LPA's interview with director and LPA's observations of the facility operating out of ratio (1 teacher with more than 12 preschool children) which posed an immediate risks to the health, safety and personal rights to the children in care. 8
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 6 staff members, Staff #4, Staff #5 and Staff #6 do not have a cuurent Mandated Reporter Training Certificate, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
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About this center
Common questions
Does Garden Grove 1st Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Garden Grove 1st Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 13, 2025, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Garden Grove 1st Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Garden Grove 1st Preschool compare with other daycares in Garden Grove?
It is tied for #29 of 49 centers in Garden Grove by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Garden Grove 1st Preschool last inspected?
Mar 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Garden Grove 1st Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Garden Grove 1st Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Garden Grove, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Garden Grove 1st Preschool?
The licensee is Garden Grove 1st Preschool, and the administrator listed with the state is Esther Lee.
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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 304370320 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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