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Hbcsd-preschool Academy

19231 Harding Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92646 · Orange County
1 Type A citation in last 12 monthsChild care center (preschool)

Hbcsd-preschool Academy is a licensed child care center in Huntington Beach, CA, licensed for up to 124 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #33 of 51 centers in Huntington Beach and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #33 of 51 centers in Huntington Beach
1Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 16, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 14, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 16, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJul 24, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 31, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 15, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 1, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 20, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 18, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type AApr 14, 2026Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Director stated she will discuss the issue with all staff. A review of supervision discussion with the staff will be sent to our office by the due date. The training shall contain supervision of children at all times specially during transitioning (before and after) from one to another or to the playground. a self reported incident, and admission of the three staffs' interviews today, and S5's observation of video footage, and obtaining additional documents from S6, that C1 was left unattended between 10:12 to 10:30 am in Room 2. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Supervision shall include visual observation. The statement with the staffs' signatures acknowledging the importance of supervision and conducting accurate counts of children procedure will be sent to our office by the due date of 4/15/2026.
Plan of correction due Apr 15, 2026

About this center

Licensed capacity124 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMar 2, 2007
LicenseeHuntington Beach School District
AdministratorRochelle Nguyen
Phone(714) 378-2033
State facility #304370262

Common questions

Does Hbcsd-preschool Academy take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Hbcsd-preschool Academy had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 14, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Hbcsd-preschool Academy compare with other daycares in Huntington Beach?

It is tied for #33 of 51 centers in Huntington Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Hbcsd-preschool Academy last inspected?

Oct 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Hbcsd-preschool Academy cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hbcsd-preschool Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Huntington Beach, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Hbcsd-preschool Academy?

The licensee is Huntington Beach School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Rochelle Nguyen.

Licensed centers nearby

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 304370262 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.