Gratitude Garden Preschool
Gratitude Garden Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Clemente, CA, licensed for up to 55 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. 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 #11 of 16 centers in San Clemente and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 counts out of 8 total staffs' files missing Mandated Reporter Training Certificates for S1, S3, S4, and S5 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interviewing the director and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by means of having expired medication stored for a child and distributing it to the child which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Gratitude Garden Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Gratitude Garden Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Gratitude Garden Preschool compare with other daycares in San Clemente?
It is #11 of 16 centers in San Clemente by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Gratitude Garden Preschool last inspected?
Jun 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Gratitude Garden Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gratitude Garden Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes San Clemente, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Gratitude Garden Preschool?
The licensee is Rose Socal, LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Heubner Tammy.
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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 304370981 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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