Hillcrest Country Day School · Preschool, La Habra Heights
Hillcrest Country Day School is a licensed child care center in La Habra Heights, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. 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 5 centers in La Habra Heights and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Does Hillcrest Country Day School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Hillcrest Country Day School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Hillcrest Country Day 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 Hillcrest Country Day School last inspected?
Sep 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Hillcrest Country Day School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hillcrest Country Day 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 Hillcrest Country Day School?
The licensee is Hillcrest Congregational Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Linda Vander Wende.
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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 191501930 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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