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Hermosa Drive State Preschool

400 E. Hermosa Drive, Fullerton, CA 92835 · Orange County
Child care center (preschool)

Hermosa Drive State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Fullerton, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. 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 51 centers in Fullerton 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 51 centers in Fullerton
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 5 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 citationJul 9, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 22, 2024 · Inspection · no citationDec 14, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 1, 2016
LicenseeFullerton School District
AdministratorTrang Lai
Phone(714) 447-7720
State facility #304371126

Common questions

Does Hermosa Drive State Preschool take infants?

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

Has Hermosa Drive State Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Hermosa Drive State Preschool compare with other daycares in Fullerton?

It is tied for #1 of 51 centers in Fullerton by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Hermosa Drive State Preschool last inspected?

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

How much does Hermosa Drive State Preschool cost?

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

Who runs Hermosa Drive State Preschool?

The licensee is Fullerton School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Trang Lai.

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 304371126 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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