Hands Together
Hands Together is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 9 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #43 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and better than 55% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the action level.(1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. 1 During visit LPA confirmed lead results were posted. Facility will remove, replace or repair and retest outlet and will submit results and requested documents to LPA at cynthia.sun@dss.ca.gov This requirement is not met evidenced by record review of the lab report analysis from Outlet G30 taken 6/26/2026. Outlet G30 tested 8.5. Results indicate levels of lead exceedance. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Facility provides children water through filtered water container/jug. Parent notification was sent via app"ClassDojo" on 8/24/2026.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Hands Together take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Hands Together had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Hands Together?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Hands Together compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is tied for #43 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 55% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Hands Together last inspected?
Jan 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Hands Together cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hands Together for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Santa Ana, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Hands Together?
The licensee is Hands Together-a Center Of Children, and the administrator listed with the state is Karina Chavez.
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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 304370789 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.