Hillcrest Country Day School · School-Age Program, La Habra Heights
Hillcrest Country Day School is a licensed child care center in La Habra Heights, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 5 centers in La Habra Heights and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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101704 (a) If a drinking water outlet test results in an Action Level Exceedance, the use of that outlet for drinking and food preparation purposes shall immediately cease until it is replaced and retested pursuant to section 101705 and returns a result at or below the Action Level. 1 The director cancelled the use of the water source placing a plastic bag over it and a do not use sign near the water source. The director stated the water source will be tested as a filter has been installed. If that doesn't work, the source will be cancelled permenently. Based on observation and records review the licensee did not complay with the regulation above in two of two water outlets in the school age center. The LPA observed the water was operable and accessible and the test results show that the lead level is above 5.5 ppb. 8
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Does Hillcrest Country Day School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-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. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Hillcrest Country Day School compare with other daycares in La Habra Heights?
It is #3 of 5 centers in La Habra Heights by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
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 $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 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 191595372 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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