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Heights Christian Pre-school

1225 N Hacienda Road, La Habra Heights, CA 90631 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Heights Christian Pre-school is a licensed child care center in La Habra Heights, CA, licensed for up to 147 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 5 centers in La Habra Heights and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 5 centers in La Habra Heights
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 9, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 9, 2026 · Inspection · no citationApr 14, 2025 · Inspection · no citationOct 16, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 15, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedOct 16, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Aug 29, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity147 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 23, 1991
LicenseeHeights Christian Schools
AdministratorAngela Esslinger
Phone(562) 694-6733
State facility #191591834

Common questions

Does Heights Christian Pre-school take infants?

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

Has Heights Christian Pre-school had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Heights Christian Pre-school?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Heights Christian Pre-school compare with other daycares in La Habra Heights?

It is tied for #1 of 5 centers in La Habra Heights by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Heights Christian Pre-school last inspected?

Jul 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Heights Christian Pre-school cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Heights Christian Pre-school for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes La Habra Heights, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Heights Christian Pre-school?

The licensee is Heights Christian Schools, and the administrator listed with the state is Angela Esslinger.

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 191591834 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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